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    Edward Victor Appleton was a British physicist who received the 1947 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the Appleton layer in the ionosphere. The document provides a 10 question quiz about Appleton's life and achievements, including that he was born in 1892 in Bradford, England, attended St. John's College at the University of Cambridge, and worked at the Cavendish Laboratory from 1920-1924. He later became a professor of physics at King's College London and vice chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, and died in Edinburgh in 1965.

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    Edward Victor Appleton was a British physicist who received the 1947 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the Appleton layer in the ionosphere. The document provides a 10 question quiz about Appleton's life and achievements, including that he was born in 1892 in Bradford, England, attended St. John's College at the University of Cambridge, and worked at the Cavendish Laboratory from 1920-1924. He later became a professor of physics at King's College London and vice chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, and died in Edinburgh in 1965.

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    Edward Victor Appleton Quiz

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    Vincent Augustine D'Souza February 8, 2023

    Edward Victor Appleton Quiz Questions


    1. When did Edward Victor Appleton get Nobel Prize for Physics?
    a) 1954

    b) 1947
    c) 1945

    d) 1948

    2. When was Edward Victor Appleton born?


    a) 3 January 1890

    b) 8 May 1894

    c) 6 September 1892
    d) 20 November 1896

    3. Where was Edward Victor Appleton born?


    a) Lochfield
    b) Bradford

    c) Bristol

    d) Plymouth

    4. Which college did Edward Victor Appleton attend?


    a) Pembroke College

    b) St. John’s College

    c) St. George’s College


    d) Trinity College

    5. Where did Edward Victor Appleton work in 1920-1924?


    a) Cavendish Laboratory

    b) Royal Air Force

    c) London Stock Exchange


    d) Naval Dockyard

    6. Where was Edward Victor Appleton professor of physics?


    a) Whittier College

    b) Bethany College

    c) Christ College

    d) King’s College

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    7. What achievement got Edward Victor Appleton Nobel Prize for Physics?
    a) Discovery of resonance states
    b) Development of semiconductors


    ionosphere
    c) Discovery of Appleton layer of the
    d) Work in ferrimagnetism

    8. Of which university was Edward Victor Appleton vice chancellor?


    a) Cambridge

    b) Edinburgh

    c) London

    d) Oxford

    9. When did Edward Victor Appleton die?


    a) 31 March 1956

    b) 21 April 1965

    c) 14 October 1972
    d) 7 December 1968

    10. Where did Edward Victor Appleton die?


    a) Oslo

    b) Stockholm
    c) Orleans

    d) Edinburgh

    Edward Victor Appleton Quiz Questions with Answers


    1. When did Edward Victor Appleton get Nobel Prize for Physics?

    b) 1947

    2. When was Edward Victor Appleton born?


    c) 6 September 1892

    3. Where was Edward Victor Appleton born?


    b) Bradford

    4. Which college did Edward Victor Appleton attend?


    b) St. John’s College

    5. Where did Edward Victor Appleton work in 1920-1924?


    a) Cavendish Laboratory

    6. Where was Edward Victor Appleton professor of physics?


    d) King’s College

    7. What achievement got Edward Victor Appleton Nobel Prize for Physics?
    c) Discovery of Appleton layer of the ionosphere

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    8. Of which university was Edward Victor Appleton vice chancellor?
    b) Edinburgh

    9. When did Edward Victor Appleton die?


    b) 21 April 1965

    10. Where did Edward Victor Appleton die?


    d) Edinburgh

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