Compton may refer to TOCright Places Canada Compton, Quebec Compton County, Quebec Compton provincial electoral district , a former Quebec provincial electoral district now part of M gantic ComptonCompton electoral district , a former Quebec federal electoral district England Cassey Compton , Gloucestershire Compton, Yorkshire Compton, Derbyshire Compton, South Staffordshire Compton, Wolverhampton , West Midlands Compton, Test Valley , Hampshire Compton End , Hampshire Compton, Isle of Wight Compton, Berkshire Compton, West Sussex Compton, Guildford , Surrey Compton, Waverley , Surrey Compton, Plymouth , Devon Compton, South Hams , Devon United States Compton, Arkansas Compton, California , a city south southeast of downtown Los Angeles Compton, Illinois Compton, Maryland Compton Trappe, Maryland , a home on the National Register of Historic Places Other uses Compton surname Compton crater , a lunar crater Compton Petroleum , a petroleum exploration company based in Calgary, Alberta Compton s Encyclopedia See also Compton and Shawford , Hampshire Compton Abbas , Dorset Compton Abdale , Gloucestershire Compton Bassett , Wiltshire Compton Beauchamp , Berkshire now Oxfordshire Compton Bishop , Somerset Compton Chamberlain , Wiltshire Compton Common , Somerset Compton Dando , Somerset Compton Dundon , Somerset Compton Durville , Somerset Compton Green , Gloucestershire Compton Greenfield , Gloucestershire Compton Martin , Somerset Compton Pauncefoot , Somerset Compton Valence , Dorset Nether Compton , Dorset Over Compton , Dorset West Compton, Dorset West Compton, California Little Compton, Rhode Island Compton Bassett Upper Marlboro, Maryland , a home on the National Register of Historic Places Compton scattering or the Compton effect, an effect observed when photons interact with electrons disambig geo bg de Compton fa fr Compton it Compton nl Compton ja pl Compton pt Compton sl Compton fi Compton t smennyssivu sv Compton vo Compton ... more details
West Compton can refer to West Compton, California , USA West Compton, Dorset , England West Compton, Somerset , England geodis Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages nl West Compton ... more details
Compton White may refer to Compton I. White 1877 1956 , US Representative from Idaho Compton I. White, Jr. 1920 1998 , US Representative from Idaho hndis White, Compton de Compton White ... more details
Compton House may refer to The Arthur H. Compton House in Chicago, Illinois Compton House, a mansion in Over Compton , Dorset Compton Verney House , a mansion in Compton Verney, Warwickshire Compton Beauchamp House , a mansion in Compton Beauchamp , Oxfordshire Compton House Surrey Compton House , in Wentworth Estate Wentworth , Virginia Water , Surrey Where Prajadhipok , King of Thailand Siam lived, and died in 1941. geodis ... more details
Compton is a surname of England English origin, and may refer to Ann Compton , journalist Arthur Compton , physicist and Nobel Prize winner, of the Compton effect , brother of Karl Taylor Compton and Wilson Martindale Compton, below Barnes Compton , Maryland congressman and state officeholder Christian Compton , Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia Cliff Compton born 1979 , American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Domino David G. Compton D.G. Compton , science fiction author Denis Compton , England cricketer and footballer F. E. Compton , publisher Fay Compton , actress Henry Brooks Adams Frances Snow Compton , a pseudonym used by Henry Adams Henry Compton bishop Henry Compton , Bishop of London Henry Compton actor , English actor Ivy Compton Burnett , English novelist John Compton , leader of Saint Lucia United Workers Party Saint Lucia UWP John Compton organ builder John Compton , London pipe & electronic organ maker Karl Taylor Compton , physicist, one time president of MIT , brother of Arthur Compton, above, Wilson Martindale Compton, below Katie Compton , American bicycle racer Leslie Compton , English footballer and cricketer Lynn Compton , lead prosecutor in the Sirhan Sirhan trial and 101st Airborne WWII veteran O Neal Compton , American film and television actor Richard G. Compton , chemist Robert Harold Compton , botanist Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington William Compton courtier , lover of Henry VIII of England Henry VIII s notorious mistress, Anne Stafford the two were prosecuted for adultery Wilson Martindale Compton , fifth president of Washington State University , brother of Arthur Compton and Karl Taylor Compton, above See also Compton Mackenzie , Scottish novelist brother of Fay Compton surname Compton It does not help to add disambig or hndis tags where the page only contains people who share a surname ... more details
Mike Compton may refer to Mike Compton catcher , played for the Philadelphia Phillies Mike Compton American football , NFL guard Mike Compton musician , bluegrass mandolin player hndis name Compton, Mike DEFAULTSORT Compton, Mike ... more details
Edward Compton may refer to Edward Theodore Compton , usually referred to as E. T. Compton, 1849 1921 , English born, German artist Edward Harrison Compton , artist See also Ned Crompton Compton surname hndis Compton, Edward ... more details
Alwyne Compton may refer to Lord Alwyne Compton bishop 1825 1906 , Bishop of Ely Lord Alwyne Compton politician 1855 1911 , British politician, nephew of the above hndis name Compton, Alwyne ... more details
William Compton may refer to William Compton courtier , courtier to Henry VIII c. 1482 1528 William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton died 1630 William Compton army officer , Royalist army officer 1625 1663 William Compton, 6th Marquess of Northampton 1885 1978 Bill Compton , a mental health advocate 1945 2007 Bill Compton vampire , a love interest of Sookie Stackhouse in the Southern Vampire series by Charlaine Harris Several Compton Baronets were called William Compton See also Compton surname hndis Compton, William ... more details
File Telegraph House, Telegraph Hill geograph.org.uk 228096.jpg right thumb Telegraph House at Telegraph Hill Compton Compton Down is an extent of high ground near Compton, West Sussex where there was an Admiralty semaphore station. The semaphore station was built at Compton Down in 1821 and it operated on the semaphore line from London to Portsmouth between 1822 and 1847. The hill to the east of Compton on which the semaphore was built is now known as Telegraph Hill. The high ground to the west of Compton retains the name of Compton Down. Both hills rise to above convert 500 ft m . ref http www.british history.ac.uk report.aspx?compid 41710 Compton , A History of the County of Sussex Volume 4 The Rape of Chichester 1953 , pp. 91 94. Date accessed 30 June 2010 ref References Reflist Geochain box Geochain Admiralty Semaphore line 1822 type station upwards Harting Beacon Hill downwards Camp Down, Portsdown Hill Category West Sussex ... more details
Spencer Compton may refer to Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton 1601 1643 Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington 1674 1743 , Prime Minister of Great Britain Spencer Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton 1790 1851 Spencer Compton, 7th Marquess of Northampton born 1946 hndis Compton, Spencer fr Spencer Compton ja sv Spencer Compton olika betydelser th ... more details
George Compton may refer to George Compton Canadian politician 1872 1950 , politician in Manitoba, Canada George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton 1664 1727 , British peer George Compton, 6th Earl of Northampton 1692 1758 , British peer and Member of Parliament hndis Compton, George ... more details
Henry Compton may refer to Henry Compton bishop 1632 1713 , English bishop and nobleman Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton 1538 1589 , English peer Henry Combe Compton 1789 1866 , British Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament MP for South Hampshire 1835 1857 Henry Compton actor real name Charles Mackenzie 1805 1877 , English actor hndis Compton, Henry ... more details
The Compton Baronetcy , of Hartbury in the County of Gloucester, was a title in the Baronetage of England . It was created on 6 May 1686 for William Compton. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet in 1773. Compton Baronets, of Hartbury 1686 Sir William Compton, 1st Baronet d. c. 1698 Sir William Compton, 2nd Baronet d. 1731 Sir William Compton, 3rd Baronet d. 1758 Sir William Compton, 4th Baronet d. 1760 Sir Walter Abingdon Compton, 5th Baronet d. 1773 References rayment b DEFAULTSORT Compton Category Baronetcies Category Extinct baronetcies ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The title Baron Compton was created in the Peerage of England for the Tudor period Tudor politician, Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton Sir Henry Compton . In 1618, his son was created Earl of Northampton . The titles remained united until the fifth earl died without any male heirs in 1754 and the title passed to his only daughter, Charlotte Townshend, 15th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley Charlotte , who had already inherited the title of Baroness Ferrers of Chartley from her mother in 1740. Charlotte was the wife of George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend Hon. George Townshend , who became Viscount Townshend in 1764 and was created Marquess Townshend after her death in 1770. The title then remained with the marquessate until her grandson, the third marquess, died childless in 1855 and both baronies became abeyant between his sisters and their descendants. Barons Compton 1572 Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton 1538 1589 William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton, 2nd Baron Compton d. 1630 Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton, 3rd Baron Compton 1601 1643 James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton, 4th Baron Compton 1622 1681 George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton, 5th Baron Compton 1664 1727 James Compton, 5th Earl of Northampton James Compton, 5th Earl of Northampton, 6th Baron Compton 1687 1754 Charlotte Townshend, 15th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley Charlotte Townshend, 15th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley, 7th Baroness Compton d. 1770 George Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend George Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend, 8th Baron Compton 1753 1811 George Townshend, 3rd Marquess Townshend George Townshend, 3rd Marquess Townshend, 9th Baron Compton 1778 1855 Co heirs of today Category Baronies Compton, Baron Category Abeyant peerages Compton, Baron ... more details
Compton, Surrey could refer to Compton, Guildford , a village and civil parish in the Guildford district of Surrey, England Compton, Waverley , a hamlet near Farnham in the Waverley district of Surrey, England geodis ... more details
Charles Compton may refer to Charles Compton c. 1624 1661 , English MP for Northampton 1661 1662 Charles Compton MP 1698 1755 , British MP for Northampton 1754 1755 and List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Portugal Envoy to Portugal Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton 1737 1763 , his son, British Ambassador to Venice Charles Compton, 1st Marquess of Northampton 1760 1828 , British MP for Northampton 1784 1796, Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire Charles Douglas Compton, 3rd Marquess of Northampton 1816 1877 , born Charles Compton, British peer hndis Compton, Charles ... more details
Image Over compton church.jpg thumb left Over Compton Church Over Compton is a village in north west Dorset , England , situated in the River Yeo South Somerset Yeo valley 2 miles east of Yeovil . The village has a population of 158 As of 2001 . Compton House, formerly the home of the Goodden family, lies outside the village. St Michael s Church is on the estate. Cecil Goodden was born in Compton House. External links Commons category Over Compton http www1.dorsetcc.gov.uk LIVING FACTS Census2001.nsf 6cadf4da179fc19500256663004afece 391a38f167e7fe7380256ec80052c27a?OpenDocument Census data Dorset OPC http www.opcdorset.org Compton Nether OverCompton.htm Nether and Over Compton Dorset geo stub coord 50 57 N 2 35 W region GB type city display title Category Villages in Dorset nl Over Compton pl Over Compton ... more details
Compton Domvile may refer to Sir Compton Domvile, 2nd Baronet c. 1650 1721 , Irish politician, MP for Dublin County Parliament of Ireland constituency County Dublin Sir Compton Domvile, 1st Baronet c. 1775 1857 , British politian, great nephew of the above, MP for Okehampton UK Parliament constituency and Plympton Erle UK Parliament constituency Compton Domvile Royal Navy officer 1842 1924 , British naval commander Sir Compton Meade Domvile, 4th Baronet 1857 1935 of the Domvile Baronets See also Domvile surname hndis Domvile, Compton ... more details
unref date July 2011 Infobox settlement Basic info name Downtown Compton at least one of the first two fields must be filled in nickname Downtown C.P.T image skyline Compton martin luther king monument.jpg imagesize image caption The Martin Luther King Monument in front of the Compton City Hall and the Superior Court building. The monument is the logo for the city and is featured on signage. Location coordinates region US CA subdivision type Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 State subdivision name1 California subdivision type2 County subdivision name2 Los Angeles County, California County of Los Angeles subdivision type3 City subdivision name3 Los Angeles City of Los Angeles Downtown Compton is the major business district of Compton, California . Downtown Compton started out as a thriving and safe environment throughout the early 1950s to the mid 1970s. When gang violence and robberies sparked in the 70s businesses began to move out and relocate leaving Downtown Compton ... King Jr. Transit Center . The Metro Blue Line LACMTA now currently runs through Downtown Compton making ... Compton was a major business district and home to many company s. During weekends streets would be packed ... of Downtown Compton began to take a drastic turn. Robberies and ongoing gang violence due to famous ... for Straight Outta Compton song Straight Outta Compton . 1980s 1990s During the late 80s the face of Compton, California Compton began to change with new mayor, Omar Bradley , This included the construction of the new Compton Town Center . Around this time the Metro Rail Los Angeles County Los Angeles ... Blue Line that runs straight through Downtown Compton on the median of Willowbrook Avenue . This led ... along with the Compton LACMTA station Metro Blue Line Compton Station . Recent Years Downtown Compton is now home to the following businesses. Martin Luther King Jr, Transit Center Compton Town Center Renaissance Plaza Compton Courthouse coord missing Los Angeles County, California Category Central ... more details
Little Compton may refer to Little Compton, Rhode Island , United States Little Compton, Warwickshire , England geodis Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. fr Little Compton ... more details
Compton Airport may refer to Compton Airport Illinois a private use airport in Pocahontas, Illinois, United States FAA http gcr1.com 5010web airport.cfm?Site 3LL9 3LL9 Compton Airport Oregon a private use airport in Canby, Oregon, United States FAA http gcr1.com 5010web airport.cfm?Site 44OR 44OR Airports in places named ComptonCompton Woodley Airport , a public use airport in Compton, California, United States FAA IATA http gcr1.com 5010web airport.cfm?Site CPM CPM Bresson Airport , a public use airport in Compton, Illinois, United States FAA IATA http gcr1.com 5010web airport.cfm?Site C82 C82 Earl Barnickel Airport , a private use airport in Compton, Illinois, United States FAA http gcr1.com 5010web airport.cfm?Site IL88 IL88 W Davis Airport , a private use airport in Compton, Illinois, United States FAA http gcr1.com 5010web airport.cfm?Site IL87 IL87 airport disambig id Bandar Udara Compton ... more details
Infobox scientist name Arthur Holly Compton image image size caption birth date birth date mf yes 1892 ... H. L. Cooke doctoral students Winston H. Bostick br Robert S. Shankland known for Compton effect br Compton length br Compton scattering br Compton wavelength br Compton shift prizes nowrap Nobel Prize for Physics 1927 br Franklin Medal 1940 religion Presbyterian footnotes Compton is the son of Elias Compton , brother of Wilson Compton and Karl Taylor Compton , and father of John Joseph Compton . Arthur Holly Compton September 10, 1892 &ndash March 15, 1962 was an American physicist and Nobel Prize in Physics Nobel laureate in physics for his discovery of the Compton effect . He served as Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis from 1945 to 1953. Biography Early years File Compton Heisenberg 1929 Chicago.jpg thumb left Arthur Compton and Werner Heisenberg br in 1929 in Chicago Arthur Compton was born in Wooster, Ohio in 1892 to Elias and Otelia Compton. They were an academic ... of MIT . His second brother Wilson Martindale Compton also attended Wooster University and became ... CampusWWW Companion compton brothers.html The Compton Brothers ref Around 1913, Arthur Compton .... In 1922, while on faculty at Washington University in St. Louis , Compton found that X ray wavelengths ... quanta have less energy than the quanta of the original ray. This discovery, known as the Compton effect, or Compton scattering demonstrates the particle physics particle concept of electromagnetic radiation and earned Compton the Nobel Prize in physics in 1927. Compton developed the method for observing ... Research and Development OSRD , and Ernest Lawrence , the inventor of the cyclotron , Compton helped to take over the then stagnant American program to develop an atomic bomb . Compton was placed in charge ... and manufacture of uranium . In 1942, Compton appointed Robert Oppenheimer as the Committee s top theorist ... Project . Immediately after the Japan ese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Compton ... more details
Italic title Compton s Encyclopedia and Fact Index is a home and school encyclopedia first published in 1922 as Compton s Pictured Encyclopedia . The word Pictured was removed from the title with the 1968 edition. ref name EB Encyclop dia Britannica, 1988. ref The encyclopedia is now advertised as Compton s by Britannica . Compton s Multimedia Encyclopedia CD ROM 1989 was the first multimedia CD ROM ... CD ROM encyclopedia was not multimedia. The encyclopedia was founded by F. E. Compton Frank E. Compton in 1922. Publishing rights to the F.E. Compton & Company products were acquired by Encyclop dia Britannica, Inc. in 1961. ref name EB Encyclop dia Britannica, Inc. initially owned Compton s Encyclopedia from 1961 to 1993, and later reacquired it in 2002. Britannica had sold its Compton s interests to the Tribune Company in 1993, and for a time Compton s Encyclopedia was a product of The Learning ... an exclusive license to publish and distribute Compton s Encyclopedia in print and CD ROM from Broderbund ... release wlogo.html Compton s Encyclopedia Returns to Britannica , news release, Encyclop dia Britannica, March 20, 2002 ref Print Editions Compton s Encyclopedia, 8 volumes, 1922 10 volumes, 1924, 1926 ..., 1957, 1958, 1962 Compton s Encyclopedia and Fact Index , 24 volumes 1969 1971 22 volumes, 1972, 1973 26 volumes, annually 1974 1978 and 1980 1995, 2004 Compton s by Britannica 26 volumes, 2009 CD ROM Editions Compton s Multimedia Encyclopedia , CDROM, 1989, the first multimedia CD ROM ref name Kister Compton s Family Encyclopedia , CDROM, 1991, a stripped down version of Compton s Multimedia Encyclopedia ref name Kister Compton s Interactive Encyclopedia , CDROM, 93, 95 99 then 2000 and 2001. The CD ROM versions of Compton s Interactive Encyclopedia were produced annually from 1995 to 2001. Britannica s 1989 Compton s Multimedia Encyclopedia was the first multimedia CD ROM encyclopedia ... Kister Variants of Compton s CD ROM encyclopedias were Compton s Concise Encyclopedia , Compton ... more details
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