Appleton
app·le·ton
noun
1.
English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966)
Origin
From Old English æppel + -tun, equivalent to apple + -ton. The town in Newfoundland is named for sawmill owner Appleton Cleaves.
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