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Sir Edward Victor Appleton GBE KCB FRS (6 September 1892 – 21 April 1965) was an English physicist, Nobel Prize winner (1947) and pioneer in radiophysics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics "for his investigations of the physics of the upper atmosphere especially for the discovery of the so-called Appleton layer". [6]
Sir Edward Victor Appleton. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1947. Born: 6 September 1892, Bradford, United Kingdom. Died: 21 April 1965, Edinburgh, Scotland. Affiliation at the time of the award: Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, London, United Kingdom.
Sir Edward Victor Appleton was a British winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1947 for his discovery of the so-called Appleton layer of the ionosphere, which is a dependable reflector of radio waves and as such is useful in communication.
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The Nobel Prize in Physics 1947 was awarded to Sir Edward Victor Appleton "for his investigations of the physics of the upper atmosphere especially for the discovery of the so-called Appleton layer"
Nobel Prize in Physics 1947. "for his investigations of the physics of the upper atmosphere especially for the discovery of the so-called Appleton layer". Edward Appleton was born and educated in Bradford, coming to St John’s in 1911 to read Natural Sciences.
British radio engineer and space physicist Edward Appleton received the 1947 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the layer in the Earth's ionosphere that reflects short wavelength radio.
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May 21, 2018 · The British scientist Sir Edward Victor Appleton (1892-1965) was a pioneer in radio physics who gained fame through his study of the ionosphere— the upper reaches of the atmosphere. Edward Victor Appleton was born on September 6, 1892, in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
