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“[T]he history of science has proved that fundamental research is the lifeblood of individual progress and that the ideas that lead to spectacular advances spring from it.”

Quote by Edward Victor Appleton

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Edward Victor Appleton

Edward Victor Appleton was a renowned physicist born on September 6, 1892, in the United Kingdom. He made significant contributions to the study of radio waves and electromagnetic waves, particularly in the development of radar technology. Appleton was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1947 for his research on the propagation of radio waves. more

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