Who Was Oliver Heaviside
Oliver Heavisde (1850-1925) is most well known for the "Heaviside Layer". This is a layer in the atmosphere about 90 to 150km above the Earth.
The Heaviside Layer is ionised and as a result it reflects radio waves back to the earth. In this way radio signals can travel much further than they would by simply moving in a straight line
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| Written by | Tim Crine |
| Organisation | Torbay Library Services |
| Website | http://www.torbay.gov.uk/ |
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| Creator | McGinty, Phil |
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| Coverage | London. Denmark.Devon. Paignton. Torquay. Berry Pommeroy |
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| Keywords | electricity communication maths radio music maxwell newton abbot gravity berry pommeroy victorian |
