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Foreign News November 18, 1927

The Mahnomen Pioneer

Mahnomen, Mahnomen County, Minnesota

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The 1927 Nobel Prize in Physics is divided between Professor Arthur Compton of the University of Chicago and Professor Charles T. R. Wilson of Cambridge University, awarded to Compton for his discovery of the Compton process.

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Nobel Prize Winners Announced

Stockholm, Sweden-By decision of the Academy of Sciences the Nobel prize for physics for 1927 will be divided between Professor Arthur Compton of Chicago. and Professor Charles T. R. Wilson of Cambridge university.

Professor Compton, whose researches have been devoted largely to the X. ray and radio activity, receives the award for the discovery of the Compton process. Professor Arthur Compton of the University of Chicago, was on the teaching staff of the University of Minnesota in 1917 and 1918, first as an instructor and later as assistant professor of physics.

What sub-type of article is it?

Nobel Prize Scientific Award

What keywords are associated?

Nobel Prize Physics Award Arthur Compton Charles Wilson Compton Process Academy Of Sciences

What entities or persons were involved?

Professor Arthur Compton Professor Charles T. R. Wilson

Where did it happen?

Stockholm, Sweden

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Primary Location

Stockholm, Sweden

Event Date

1927

Key Persons

Professor Arthur Compton Professor Charles T. R. Wilson

Outcome

the nobel prize for physics is divided between professor compton and professor wilson; compton receives it for the discovery of the compton process.

Event Details

By decision of the Academy of Sciences, the Nobel prize for physics for 1927 will be divided between Professor Arthur Compton of Chicago and Professor Charles T. R. Wilson of Cambridge university. Professor Compton's researches have been devoted largely to the X-ray and radio activity.

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