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Sir Edward Victor Appleton (* 6. September 1892 in Bradford; † 21. April 1965 in Edinburgh) war ein britischer Physiker. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Ehrungen und Mitgliedschaften. 3 Weblinks. 4 Einzelnachweise. Leben. Appleton wurde in Bradford bei West Yorkshire geboren. Er besuchte die Hanson Grammar School.
Sir Edward Victor Appleton GBE KCB FRS [1] (6 September 1892 – 21 April 1965) was an English physicist, [2][3] 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". [4]
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"
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.
2. Sept. 2024 · 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. Other ionospheric layers reflect radio waves.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
He was made Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in 1941 and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in 1946. In 1947, Appleton was the recipient of three prestigious honours: The Nobel Prize for Physics, the US Medal for Merit and the Norwegian Cross of Freedom.
Appleton, Sir Edward Victor, englischer Physiker, *6.9.1892 Bradford, †21.4.1965 Edinburgh; 1924-36 Professor in London, 1936-39 in Cambridge, ab 1949 in Edinburgh; bedeutende Arbeiten (1927) über die Ausbreitung elektromagnetischer Wellen in der oberen Ionosphäre; zeigte die Bedeutung der Ionosphärenschichten für meteorologische ...
