Physics
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
2 papers: 'Short Wave Wireless Transmission...' and 'Atmospheric Electricity and Wireless Transmission', no date and c. 1930
2 papers: 'Short Wave Wireless Transmission. The Discovery of the Low Attenuation of Short Waves’, the first of a series of articles, 4 pages, no date; and 'Atmospheric Electricity and Wireless Transmission', an article for a B.B.C. Handbook- a galley proof, no date , c. 1930.
3 notes for speech and 2 broadcast talks by Edward Appleton, April 1957-June 1957
The material consists of 'Science and Industry', a broadcast talk for schools on the Scottish Home Service, April 1957, 9 pages, typescript and manuscript; Speech at unveiling of Syme-Lister plaque, June 1957, 3 pages, typescript; and 'The International Geophysical Year', a talk broadcast on the B.B.C. Home Service, June 1957, 3 pages, typescript.
3 notes for talks by Edward Appleton, March 1953-June 1953
The material consists of background information for Edward Appleton's Presidential Address to the British Association, March 1953; 'The scientific method', a BBC talk to schools, April 1953, 10 pages, typescript; and Speech to Company of Merchants of Edinburgh, June 1953, 6 pages, typescript;
B.B.C. Data sent by T.W. Bennington to Edward Appleton, 1957-1961
B.B.C. Data sent by T.W. Bennington to Edward Appleton. This material is referred to in the corresponndence sent by Bennington in Coll-37/E.7.
Correspondence between the British Broadcasting Corporation and Edward Appleton, 1946-1947
The material consists of correspondence between the British Broadcasting Corporation and Edward Appleton, dated 1946-1947, during the period of the Giacobinids meteor showers [now known as the October Draconids]. It includes graphs.
Correspondence from H.L. Kirke and K. Kreielsheimer to Edward Appleton, 1940, 1947
The material consists of correspondence from H.L. Kirke to Edward Appleton, dated 1940, relating to the propogation of short waves (for the B.B.C.); and from K. Kreielsheimer to Appleton, dated 1947.
Correspondence from T.W. Bennington to Edward Appleton, 1958-1959
Correspondence from T.W. Bennington to Edward Appleton, dated 1958-1959. The material relates to various research projects, and to accompany data in Coll-37/E.8, dated 1957-1961, sent by the B.B.C. Research Department.
Correspondence to Edward Appleton from various correspondents, October 1957-November 1957
Correspondence to Edward Appleton from H.V. Griffiths (B.B.C.), W.J.G. Beynon, H.S.W. Massey, A.C.B. Lovell and M. Allan. The material relates to the Russian satellite, Sputnik and is dated October 1957-November 1957. It Includes 1 page of manuscript notes by Appleton, perhaps for a lecture on the subject.
'Radio Waves of extra-terrestrial origin' and 'Radar development and scientific radio research', 1949
The material consists of 'Radio Waves of extra-terrestrial origin', the presidential address by Edward Appleton to the Science Masters' Association, Edinburgh, January 1949, a 26 page typescript (incomplete); and 'Radar development and scientific radio research', the recorded summary of Appleton’s address to the Royal Society of Edinburgh, March 1949, broadcast in Science Review, Scottish Home Service, 7 pages typescript and manuscript.