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Edward Victor Appleton

Sir Edward Victor Appleton (6 September 1892 – 21 April 1965) was a British physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1947 for his contributions to the knowledge of the ionosphere, which led to the development of radar and shortwave radio.

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Known for
Discovering the E and F layers of the ionosphere
Awards
IRE Morris Liebmann Memorial Prize (1929) · Hughes Medal (1933) · Faraday Medal (1946) · Nobel Prize in Physics (1947) · Chree Medal and Prize (1947)
Education
St John's College, Cambridge (grad. 1913, 1914)
Academic advisors
Ernest Rutherford · J. J. Thomson
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Born
(1892-09-06)6 September 1892 Bradford, England

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Awards · 9
Edward Victor Appleton → Albert Medal (1950), Chree Medal and Prize (1947), Faraday Medal (1946), Hughes Medal (1933), IRE Medal of Honor (1962), IRE Morris Liebmann Memorial Prize (1929), Nobel Prize in Physics (1947), Royal Medal (1950), Valdemar Poulsen Gold Medal (1948)
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Edward Victor Appleton → Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, King's College London, University of Cambridge
Academic advisors · 2
Edward Victor Appleton → Ernest Rutherford, J. J. Thomson
Chancellor · 2
Edward Victor Appleton → Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow
Doctoral students · 2
Edward Victor Appleton → Karl George Emeléus, Miles Barnett
Other notable students · 2
Edward Victor Appleton → Charles Oatley, J. A. Ratcliffe

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Edward Victor AppletonAcademic advisorsJ. J. Thomson1.00infobox
Edward Victor AppletonAllegianceUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Edward Victor AppletonAwardsIRE Morris Liebmann Memorial Prize (1929)1.00infobox
Edward Victor AppletonAwardsHughes Medal (1933)1.00infobox
Edward Victor AppletonAwardsFaraday Medal (1946)1.00infobox
Edward Victor AppletonAwardsNobel Prize in Physics (1947)1.00infobox
Edward Victor AppletonAwardsChree Medal and Prize (1947)1.00infobox
Edward Victor AppletonAwardsValdemar Poulsen Gold Medal (1948)1.00infobox
Edward Victor AppletonAwardsRoyal Medal (1950)1.00infobox
Edward Victor AppletonAwardsAlbert Medal (1950)1.00infobox
Edward Victor AppletonAwardsIRE Medal of Honor (1962)1.00infobox
Edward Victor AppletonBorn(1892-09-06)6 September 1892 Bradford, England1.00infobox
Edward Victor AppletonBranchRoyal Engineers1.00infobox
Edward Victor AppletonChancellorVictor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow1.00infobox
Edward Victor AppletonChancellorPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh1.00infobox
Edward Victor AppletonChildren21.00infobox
Edward Victor AppletonDied21 April 1965(1965-04-21) (aged 72) Edinburgh, Scotland1.00infobox
Edward Victor AppletonDoctoral studentsMiles Barnett1.00infobox
Edward Victor AppletonDoctoral studentsKarl George Emeléus1.00infobox
Edward Victor AppletonEducationSt John's College, Cambridge (grad. 1913, 1914)1.00infobox
Edward Victor AppletonFieldsPhysics1.00infobox
Edward Victor AppletonKnown forDiscovering the E and F layers of the ionosphere1.00infobox
Edward Victor AppletonOther notable studentsCharles Oatley1.00infobox
Edward Victor AppletonOther notable studentsJ. A. Ratcliffe1.00infobox
Edward Victor AppletonPreceded bySir John Fraser1.00infobox
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Edward Victor AppletonSucceeded byLord Swann1.00infobox

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