Karl Taylor Compton

Karl Compton
President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
In office 1930–1948
Preceded by	Samuel Wesley Stratton
Succeeded by	James Rhyne Killian
Personal details
Born	(1887-09-14)September 14, 1887 Wooster, Ohio, U.S.
Died	June 22, 1954(1954-06-22) (aged 66) New York City, New York, U.S.
Relatives	Arthur Compton (brother) Wilson Martindale Compton (brother)
Education	College of Wooster (BA, MS) Princeton University (PhD)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	College of Wooster Reed College Princeton University Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thesis	The Influence of the Contact Difference of Potential between the Plates Emitting and Receiving Electrons Liberated by Ultraviolet Light on the Measurement of the Velocities of These Electrons (1911)
Doctoral advisor	Owen Willans Richardson
Doctoral students	Henry DeWolf Smyth John Quincy Stewart Carl Henry Eckart Rao/Yao Yutai Philip M. Morse Wayne B. Nottingham

Karl Taylor Compton (September 14, 1887 – June 22, 1954) was a prominent American physicist and president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1930 to 1948.^[1]