Sir Edward Appleton, G.B.E., K.C.B., F.R.S. /
Sir Edward Appleton G.B.E., K.C.B., F.R.S is a 12-chapter text about the life of Sir Edward Appleton. Born on September 6, 1892, Sir Edward Appleton was a Principal of the Edinburgh University, a Bradford man himself, Nobel prize-winner, and a distinguished scientist who has first mapped the ionosph...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Pergamon Press,
[1971]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Sir Edward Appleton G.B.E., K.C.B., F.R.S is a 12-chapter text about the life of Sir Edward Appleton. Born on September 6, 1892, Sir Edward Appleton was a Principal of the Edinburgh University, a Bradford man himself, Nobel prize-winner, and a distinguished scientist who has first mapped the ionosphere, the invisible outer shell of the earth's atmosphere whose existence makes long-range radio reception possible. The opening chapters of the book cover the early life of Appleton, from his struggles in college to his post-war Cambridge experience. The following chapter discusses how Sir Edward Ap. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 240 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781483153766 1483153762 |