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Physics

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

2 papers: 'Short Wave Wireless Transmission...' and 'Atmospheric Electricity and Wireless Transmission', no date and c. 1930

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Identifier: Coll-37/D.6
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: no date and c. 1930

3 notes for speech and 2 broadcast talks by Edward Appleton, April 1957-June 1957

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Identifier: Coll-37/D.53
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: April 1957-June 1957

3 notes for talks by Edward Appleton, March 1953-June 1953

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Identifier: Coll-37/D.47
Scope and Contents

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;

Dates: March 1953-June 1953

B.B.C. Data sent by T.W. Bennington to Edward Appleton, 1957-1961

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Identifier: Coll-37/E.8
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1957-1961

Correspondence between the British Broadcasting Corporation and Edward Appleton, 1946-1947

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.227
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1946-1947

Correspondence from H.L. Kirke and K. Kreielsheimer to Edward Appleton, 1940, 1947

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Identifier: Coll-37/E.58
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1940, 1947

Correspondence from T.W. Bennington to Edward Appleton, 1958-1959

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Identifier: Coll-37/E.7
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1958-1959

Correspondence to Edward Appleton from various correspondents, October 1957-November 1957

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.379
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: October 1957-November 1957

'Radio Waves of extra-terrestrial origin' and 'Radar development and scientific radio research', 1949

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Identifier: Coll-37/D.38
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1949