EntityQ1349042· pop 21· linked from 398 articlesKarl Taylor ComptonSign in to saveAmerican physicist (1887–1954)Person · Open LibraryBorn1887-09-14Died1954-06-22Works1Top worksScientist Speaksvia Open Library + WikidataKey datesBorn14 September 1887Died22 June 1954via Wikidata · CC0Wikidata factsInstance ofhumanGiven nameTaylorGendermaleCitizenshipUnited StatesPlace of birthWoosterPlace of deathNew York CitySiblingArthur Holly ComptonOccupationnuclear physicistEducated atCollege of WoosterEmployerMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyConnectionsMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyEntityRobert A. MillikanEntityCategories1887 births1954 deaths20th-century American academics20th-century American physicistsAmerican PresbyteriansAmerican recipients of the Legion of HonourAmerican venture capitalistsCollege of Wooster alumniHarv and Sfn no-target errorsHonorary commanders of the Order of the British EmpireIEEE Lamme Medal recipientsManhattan Project people