Edward Appleton

Sir
Edward Appleton
GBE KCB FRS
Sir Edward Appleton GBE KCB FRS
	Appleton in 1947
Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the ; University of Edinburgh
	In office; 1949–1965
Chancellor	Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh;
Preceded by	Sir John Fraser
Succeeded by	Lord Swann
Personal details
Born	Edward Victor Appleton; 6 September 1892; Bradford, England, UKGBI
Died	21 April 1965 (aged 72); Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Resting place	Morningside Cemetery, Edinburgh
Spouses	; Jessie Longson (m. 1915; died 1962) ; Helen Lennie (m. 1965)
Children	2
Education	Hanson Grammar School
Alma mater	St John's College, Cambridge (BA, MA)
Known for	Discovering the E and F layers of the ionosphere
Awards	IRE Morris Liebmann Memorial Prize (1929); Hughes Medal (1933); Faraday Medal (1946); Nobel Prize in Physics (1947); Chree Medal and Prize (1947); Valdemar Poulsen Gold Medal (1948); Royal Medal (1950); Albert Medal (1950); IRE Medal of Honor (1962);
Scientific career
Fields	Atmospheric physics; Radio science;
Institutions	University of Cambridge (1920–1924, 1936–1939); King's College London ; (1924–1936); DSIR (1939–1949);
Academic advisors	J. J. Thomson
Notable students	Miles Barnett; Edward Bowen; Karl Emeléus; W. M. H. Greaves; Charles Oatley; J. A. Ratcliffe; James Sayers;

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Sir Edward Victor Appleton (6 September 1892 – 21 April 1965) was a British 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.