Edward Victor Appleton

Sir Edward Victor Appleton was an English 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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Who was born first?

• Edward Victor Appleton and Arthur Holly Compton were born the same year
• Edward Victor Appleton and George Paget Thomson were born the same year
• Edward Victor Appleton and Corneille Heymans were born the same year
• Edward Victor Appleton and Alice Augusta Ball were born the same year
• Edward Victor Appleton and Stefan Banach were born the same year

Timeline

1. Alice Augusta BallJuly 24, 1892 – December 31, 1916
2. Arthur Holly ComptonSeptember 10, 1892 – March 15, 1962
3. Corneille HeymansMarch 28, 1892 – July 18, 1968
4. Edward Victor Appleton (this page)September 6, 1892 – April 21, 1965
5. George Paget ThomsonMay 3, 1892 – September 10, 1975
6. Stefan BanachMarch 30, 1892 – August 31, 1945

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