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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
gptkb:physicist
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:St_John's_College,_Cambridge
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gptkbp:awardReceived
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gptkb:Albert_Medal
gptkb:Faraday_Medal
gptkb:Hughes_Medal
gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Royal_Medal
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1892-09-06
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Bradford,_England
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gptkbp:children
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one daughter
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1965-04-21
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
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gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor
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gptkb:J._J._Thomson
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gptkbp:employer
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gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkb:University_of_London
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gptkbp:field
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physics
atmospheric physics
radio physics
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gptkbp:honorificPrefix
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gptkb:FRS
gptkb:FRSE
gptkb:FRSEd
FRSA
Sir
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sir Edward Appleton
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:Appleton_layer
radio wave propagation
ionosphere research
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gptkbp:memberOf
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gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
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gptkbp:militaryConflict
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gptkb:World_War_I
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gptkbp:militaryService
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gptkb:Royal_Engineers
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gptkbp:nationality
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British
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gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear
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1947
investigations of the physics of the upper atmosphere, especially the discovery of the so-called Appleton layer
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gptkbp:positionHeld
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Principal of the University of Edinburgh
Professor of Natural Philosophy
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gptkbp:restingPlace
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gptkb:Morningside_Cemetery,_Edinburgh
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gptkbp:signature
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Edward_Appleton_signature.svg
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Helen_Lennie
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:King's_College_London
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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