Compton
1 of 3biographical name (1)
Comp·ton
ˈkäm(p)-tən
Arthur Holly 1892–1962 American physicist
Compton
2 of 3biographical name (2)
Karl Taylor 1887–1954 brother of Arthur Compton American physicist
Compton
3 of 3geographical name
Comp·ton
ˈkäm(p)-tən
city in southwestern California south-southeast of Los Angeles population 96,455
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