Born: 6 September 1892 · Died: 21 April 1965 · Age at death: 72
How old was Edward Victor Appleton when he died?
Edward Victor Appleton died aged 72. He was born on 6 September 1892 and died on 21 April 1965.
Physicist who received the Nobel Prize for discovering the ionosphere
Did you know?His research into the upper atmosphere proved that radio waves reflect off the ionosphere, making long-distance communication possible.
Quick facts
Date of birth6 September 1892
Date of death21 April 1965
Age at death72
NationalityBritish
BirthplaceBradford, United Kingdom
Occupationphysicist, astronomer, researcher
Editor's Take:
Edward Appleton turned a puzzle of early radio into a major discovery about the Earth. Engineers knew that signals could travel far beyond the horizon, but no one had proved why. Working with the BBC's transmitter, Appleton measured echoes from electrically charged layers high above the ground. His results underpinned long-distance radio and helped scientists develop radar before the Second World War. During the war he ran the government's main scientific research department. He later spent his final years leading the University of Edinburgh.
Key Milestones
1924: Shows that radio waves reflect off the upper atmosphere
1941: Knighted
1947: Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics
1949: Becomes principal of the University of Edinburgh
Sir Edward Victor Appleton (6 September 1892 – 21 April 1965) 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.
Edward Victor Appleton's birthday is September 6. He was born on September 6, 1892 in Bradford, United Kingdom.
How old was Edward Victor Appleton when he died?
Edward Victor Appleton died on April 21, 1965, aged 72.
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