Physics
Found in 905 Collections and/or Records:
3 photographs of receiving apparatus, c. 1942
The material consists of 3 photographs of receiving apparatus, possibly dated c. 1942, Burghead.
3 reports on radio detection, February 1941-May 1941
The material consists of 3 reports on radio detection:
‘The power required in R.D.F. [Radio Direction Finding] systems and the echoing properties of various targets.’ A report from H. M. Signal School, Portsmouth, dated February 1941.
Report, ‘Material for prediction' (page 1 and cover missing), c. March 1941.
'A Note on the Optimum Wavelength for R.D.F. Performance’. A report from H.M. Signal School, Haslemere, dated May 1941.
3 reports on rockets, 1947-1948
The material consists of 3 reports on rockets.
3 small envelopes containing observations and photographs, c. 1929-1935
3 small envelopes containing observations and photographs. The material consists of envelope addressed ‘Proffessor Appleton Grand Hotel', containing photographs of aurora, etc.; envelope, mainly containing observations made at King's College, London, 1929 (many identified on verso); and envelope of photographs of scenery (one with a manuscript note by R. Naismith).
3 speeches or lectures by Edward Appleton, 1951
3 speeches or lectures by Edward Appleton. The material consists of Speech for Honorary Graduands, July 1951, 16 pages, typescript; Appleton’s contribution to the British Association meeting on 'World Communications', September 1951, 3 pages typescript; and copy of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Monthly Journal containing 'Science, Government and Industry', the Dallas lecture delivered by Appleton at Glasgow, November 1951.
4 draft notes of papers by Edward Appleton, c. 1925-1943
The material consists of 4 draft notes by Edward Appleton: ‘The effect of the earth's magnetic field in the case of long-wave reflection', 1 page; 'Resume of results', 1 page; ‘Notes on the Reflection Coefficient’, 2 pages; and ‘Discussion of Results’, 3 pages for section 6 of a paper, on downcoming waves, no date, c. 1925-1943.
4 notes and drafts by Edward Appleton, 1941 and no date
The material consists of: 'Scientific research and industrial progress', a typescript draft for article in Country Life Export Number, Autumn 1941; 'Science and illumination', a note for broadcasting, no date; 'Seeing the invisible', a 2 page note on the electron microscope; and 3 pages of manuscript notes for a school prize giving.
4 notes by Edward Appleton, 1946 and no date
4 notes by Edward Appleton. The material consists of ‘Organisation of government science in the United Kingdom', this was Edward Appleton's contribution to the Empire Scientific Conference, June 1946, 14 pages typescript and manuscript; a 4 page typescript note on technical information services, 'Practical Importance of Fundamental Research', a 5 page typescript lecture; and a 4 page speech to the baking industry.
4 notes by Edward Appleton for speeches, talks or broadcasts , 1943 and no date
The material consists of the following notes by Edward Appleton: a speech given at the opening of laboratories of the British Cast Iron Research Association, 3 pages, dated 1943; a speech given at a meeting of the Architectural Institute, 4 pages, no date; a draft for a broadcast talk on science and industry, 6 pages, no date; and 1 page of notes for a talk on ‘Science and Government'.
4 notes for lectures and publications by Edward Appleton, c. 1960
4 notes for lectures and publications by Edward Appleton. The material consists of Address to Parliamentary and Scientific Committee, January 1961, 7 pages, typescript; ‘Science and Space’, Lecture to Edinburgh Schools Scientific Society. 23 pages, typescript; notes on Artificial Aurorae, space exploration, etc., no date, 3 pages, manuscript; and a foreword to a handbook for the Edinburgh University Industrial Liaison Committee, no date, 3 pages typescript and manuscript;