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Arthur Holly Compton

Definition: Arthur Holly Compton

Arthur Holly Compton

Noun

1. 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).

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Synonyms: Arthur Holly Compton

Synonyms: Arthur Compton (n), Compton (n). (additional references)

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Alternative Orthography: Arthur Holly Compton


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

        

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

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HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 0072 0074 0068 0075 0072      0048 006F 006C 006C 0079      0043 006F 006D 0070 0074 006F 006E

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

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