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Nobel Prize in Physics 1927

"for his discovery of the effect named after him"

Arthur Holly Compton
Button 1/2 of prize
Button USA
Button born 1892, died 1962
Button CA - Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Button AA - Washington University
Button WA - Washington University
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"for his method of making the paths of electrically charged particles visible by condensation of vapour"

Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
Button 1/2 of prize
Button UK
Button born 1869 (Glencorse, Scotland), died 1959
Button CA - Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge, England, UK
Button AA - Cavendish Laboratory & Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge, England, UK
Button WA - Cavendish Laboratory
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*Explanation of CA, AA & WA*


Additional Information:

Arthur Holly Compton:

Charles Thomson Rees Wilson:

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Explanation of Institutional Affiliations:
Current Affiliation (CA)
The Laureate's current or last affiliation.
Award Affiliation (AA)
The institution(s) with which the Laureate was officially associated when s/he did the Nobel award work.
Work Affiliation (WA)
Where the actual Nobel work was performed. Particularly in recent years, work leading to experimental discoveries is often conducted at one of a few large physics laboratories in the world.

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