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Heaviside [ˈhɛvɪˌsaɪd]

(Biographies / Heaviside, Oliver (1850-1925) M, English, SCIENCE: physicist) Oliver. 1850-1925, English physicist. Independently of Kennelly, he predicted (1902) the existence of an ionized gaseous layer in the upper atmosphere (theHeaviside layer); he also contributed to telegraphy

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Heaviside - English physicist and electrical engineer who helped develop telegraphic and telephonic communications; in 1902 (independent of A. E. Kennelly) he suggested the existence of an atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves back to earth (1850-1925)

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