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A black and white portrait of Arthur Compton, seen in profile. He has a fine mustache, and his hair is slicked back. Honestly, he looks more like an early Hollywood star than a prominent physicist.

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  1. Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 14-Dec-2022 15:37:12 UTC Robert McNees Robert McNees
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    Many physicists remained skeptical. But Arthur Compton’s 1923 explanation of X-rays scattering off electrons was near-incontrovertible evidence that quanta were real.

    In conversation Wednesday, 14-Dec-2022 15:37:12 UTC from mastodon.social permalink
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