Basil Schonland
Physicist, Military Person
1896 – 1972
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Who was Basil Schonland?
Sir Basil Ferdinand Jamieson Schonland OMG CBE FRS was noted for his research on lightning, his involvement in the development of radar during World War II and for being the first president of the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research.
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- Born
- Feb 2, 1896
Grahamstown - Parents
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Profession
- Education
- Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
- University of Cambridge
- Died
- Nov 24, 1972
Winchester
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on July 23, 2013
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