科学帅才K.T.康普顿

K.T.Compton, a great academic leader of American science

K .T .康普顿是美国著名物理学家 ,190 8年从伍斯特学院毕业 ,次年在该校获得硕士学位 ,1912年在普林斯顿大学获得博士学位 .他曾在 1930— 194 8年间担任美国麻省理工学院校长 ,在该校大力推行改革 ,将基础科学研究引入工程教育 ,使该校的面貌为之一新 .他也曾担任美国多项国家科学机构的要职 ,为美国的科学研究、军事科学研究和科学管理做出重大贡献 .

Karl Taylor Compton (1887—1954), a noted physicist in the United States, received his B.S. in 1908 and M.S. in 1909 from the College of Wooster, follow by a Ph.D. in 1912 from Princeton University. He was president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology during 1930—1948. At MIT Compton transformed both the administrative and academic structure, strengthened the scientific curriculum, and developed a new approach to education in science and engineering. When the National Defense Research Committee was formed in 1940, he became chief of Division D (detection: radar, fire control, etc.) and in 1941 was placed in charge of those divisions concerned with radar within the new Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD). When retired from president, he was elected as chairman of the Corporation of MIT until his death in 1954. He is an outstanding leader in the history of American science.