Arthur Holly Compton Quotes

Arthur Holly Compton — American Scientist born on September 10, 1892, died on March 15, 1962

Arthur Holly Compton was an American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1927 for his discovery of the Compton effect, which demonstrated the particle nature of electromagnetic radiation. It was a sensational discovery at the time: the wave nature of light had been well-demonstrated, but the idea that light had both wave and particle properties was not easily accepted. He is also known for his leadership of the Manhattan Project's Metallurgical Laboratory, and served as Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis from 1945 to 1953... (wikipedia)

If co-operation, is thus the lifeblood of science and technology, it is similarly vital to society as a whole.

To make the moral achievement implicit in science a source of strength to civilization, the scientist will have to have the cooperation also of the philosopher and the religious teacher.

My first feeling about the paper and the attitude is that it is absurd.

Arthur Holly Compton Quotes

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