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Basil Schonland

* 1896 Grahamstown, South Africa
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1972 in Winchester, England

   

Basil Schonland

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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