Arthur Compton wani masanin kimiyyar lissafi ne dan kasar Amurka wanda ya lashe kyautar Nobel a fannin Physics a shekarar 1927 saboda gano tasirin Compton. Tasirin Compton, wanda kuma aka sani da watsawa na Compton, shine watsar da hasken X-ray ko gamma ta hanyar kwayoyin halitta, wanda ke haifar da canji na tsawon tsayi da makamashin photons. Ganowar Compton yana da mahimmanci wajen haɓaka fahimtar yanayin radiation na lantarki, kuma yana da aikace-aikace masu amfani a fannoni kamar hoton likitanci da maganin radiation.