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• n  United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy; his observation that X-rays behave like miniature bowling balls in their interactions with electrons provided evidence for the quantal nature of light (1892-1962)

• Compton
• Arthur Compton
• Arthur Holly Compton

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• April 30, 1870
  Arthur Compton and Joseph Wilson became the last victims of Helena’s infamous Hangman Tree. The two were convicted by “mobocracy” on the courthouse steps for shooting and robbing an elderly man. Law officers were thrown in jail when they tried to intervene.
  April 30, 2014 - Ravalli Republic