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I do not mind what language an opera is sung in so long as it is a language I don't understand.

Edward Appleton

It seems to me that we must recognize that the proper use of science is one of the most important challenges of the present day. And here I think the scientist has a twofold mission, not only of extending the frontiers of knowledge but also of interpreting his results to his fellow-men.

Edward Appleton

The history of science has proved that fundamental research is the lifeblood of individual progress and that the ideas which lead to spectacular advances spring from it.

Edward Appleton

Edward Appleton

Edward Appleton

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Born: September 6, 1892

Died: April 21, 1965 (aged 72)

Bio: Sir Edward Victor Appleton was an English physicist. Nobel Prize winner and pioneer in radio physics, Sir Edward Appleton, studied and was also employed as a Lab Technician at Bradford Technical College from 1909 to 1911.

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