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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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Main Authors: Clark, Ronald Ronald William, 1916-1987
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Published: Pergamon Press,
Publisher Address: Oxford :
Publication Dates: [1971]
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Appleton, Edward Victor, > Sir, > 1892-1965
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology
SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography
SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080160931
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
Carrier Form: 1 online resource
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781483153766
1483153762
Index Number: QC16
CLC: TU981
Contents: Front Cover; Sir Edward Appleton G.B.E., K.C.B., F.R.S.; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; LIST OF PLATES; FOREWORD; AUTHOR'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER 1. 1892-1919: THE ROAD TO THE CAVENDISH; CHAPTER 2. 1920-1924: POST-WAR CAMBRIDGE; CHAPTER 3. 1924-1925: DISCOVERING THE IONOSPHERE; CHAPTER 4. 1925-1932: ""THE YOUNGEST PROFESSOR IN ENGLAND""; CHAPTER 5. 1932-1936: NORWAY AND THE HALLEY STEWART; CHAPTER 6. 1936-1938: THE BIRTH OF DEFENCE SCIENCE; CHAPTER 7. 1939-1945: THE WAR: RUNNING THE DSIR; CHAPTER 8. 1939-1945: THE WAR: SCIENCE AND THE SERVICES; CHAPTER 9. 1946-1949: THE POST-WAR PAUSE
Chapter 10. 1949-1959: principal and vice-chancellorchapter 11. 1949-1959: the elder statesman; chapter 12. 1960-1965: the final years; bibliography; other selected writings; honours and decorations; index

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