Compton

Compton may refer to:

• Compton, California, named for Griffith D. Compton (who started a settlement there in 1867).
• Compton scattering, named for Arthur Holly Compton.
• the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory, also named in honor of Arthur Holly Compton.

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