Edward Victor Appleton
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Edward Victor Appleton was a British physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering research on the ionosphere and radio wave propagation.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edward Victor Appleton canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Physics
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human ⓘ physicist ⓘ radio physicist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
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Doctor of Science ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Royal Society of Chemistry Faraday Medal
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surface form:
Faraday Medal
Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) ⓘ
surface form:
Fellow of the Royal Society
Hughes Medal ⓘ Knight Bachelor ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ Order of Merit ⓘ Royal Medal ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1892-09-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1965-04-21 ⓘ |
| disciplineOfNobelPrize | Physics ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Hanson Grammar School
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St John’s College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
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surface form:
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (UK)
King’s College London ⓘ Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| familyName | Appleton ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
atmospheric physics
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ionospheric physics ⓘ physics ⓘ radio wave propagation ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| hasEponym |
Appleton layer
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Appleton–Hartree equation ⓘ |
| influenced | development of radar technology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of methods for radio communication over long distances
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discovery of the Appleton layer ⓘ experimental confirmation of the ionosphere ⓘ research on radio wave propagation in the ionosphere ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Royal Society
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Royal Society of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| middleName | Victor ⓘ |
| militaryService | British Army ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Knight Bachelor
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Member of the Order of Merit ⓘ |
| notableWork | investigation of the upper atmosphere using radio waves ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bradford
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England ⓘ Yorkshire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Edinburgh
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Scotland ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
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Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh ⓘ Professor of Physics at King’s College London ⓘ Secretary of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
CAMBRIDGE
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surface form:
Cambridge
Edinburgh ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| yearAwardedNobelPrize | 1947 ⓘ |
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