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Who was Lewis Fry Richardson?
Richardson identified a value (between 1 and 2) that would describe the changes (with increasing measurement detail) in observed complexity for a particular coastline.
What is he best known for?
Richardson effect.
What is the Richardson effect?
Richardson demonstrated that this is not the case: the measured length of coastlines, and other natural features, increases without limit as the unit of measurement is made smaller.
Did he win an award because of this?
At the time, Richardson's research was ignored by the scientific community.

Question: Was it ever recognized later on?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Lewis Fry Richardson's research ever recognized later on?