Alphabetical Index Index by Year of Birth
Basil Schonland
* 1896 Grahamstown, South Africa
+ 1972 Winchester, England
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Sir Basil Ferdinand Jamieson Schonland was noted for his research on lightning,
his involvement in the development of radar during World War II.
He is distinguished for his pioneering observations of lightning,
which at the time constituted the biggest advance in the field since Benjamin Franklin's work in the late 18th century.
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