The Cosmos of Arthur Holly Compton,

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Summary

Autobiography of Arthur Holly Compton, who was a member of the Smithsonian Board of Regents from 1938 to 1962. Compton discusses his role in physics, as a science advocate and policy advisor, and briefly discusses the Smithsonian Institution.

Subject

  • Compton, Arthur Holly
  • Regents Smithsonian Institution
  • Board of Regents

Contained within

(Book)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, [email protected]

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Date

1967

Topic

  • Science
  • Physicists
  • Government policy
  • Physics
  • Science and state

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