Arthur Edwin Kennelly


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Noun1.Arthur Edwin Kennelly - United States electrical engineer noted for his work on the theory of alternating currents; independently of Oliver Heaviside he discovered the existence of an atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves back to earth (1861-1939)
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A British-born American electrical engineer, Arthur Edwin Kennelly (1861-1939), suggested that there might be a layer of electric charges in the upper atmosphere, which would serve to reflect radio waves.
Kennelly-Heaviside layer

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