Arthur H. Compton House

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Compton, Arthur H., House
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)

Location:	Chicago, IL
Coordinates:	41°47′31.16″N 87°35′46.63″W / 41.7919889, -87.5962861Coordinates: 41°47′31.16″N 87°35′46.63″W / 41.7919889, -87.5962861
Built/Founded:	1925
Architect:	Tetter,M.
Added to NRHP:	May 11, 1976
NRHP Reference#:	76000687 ^[1]
Governing body:	Private

The Arthur H. Compton House, in Chicago, Illinois, was the residence of professor Arthur Compton from the late 1920s until 1945. Arthur Compton was a physicist who discovered the Compton Effect, proving that light has both a particle and a wave aspect. Compton received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1927 for this discovery.^[2]

[edit] References

^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
^ National Historic Landmarks Program - Compton, Arthur H., House (2006). Retrieved on 2007-05-12.

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