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Arthur Compton Hanford Site ID
A photograph of an ID used by Arthur Compton to enter the Hanford Site, where the US synthesized plutonium.
Eads Hall Exterior
An image of the exterior of Eads Hall from the 1920s
Photograph of Washington University Nobel Laureates
The photo depicts Carl Cori, winner of the 1947 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, Joseph Erlanger, winner of the 1944 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, Gerty Cori, winner of the 1947 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, and Arthur…
X-ray Apparatus
The x-ray apparatus consists of a lead box, a calcite crystal, and an electrometer. An x-ray would come out of the lead box, hit the calcite, and be detected by the electrometer.
Photograph of Plaque
Photo of a plaque in Eads Hall commemorating Arthur Compton's research on x-ray scattering