Basil Schonland

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Basil_Schonland
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:Rhodes_University
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkb:Hughes_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1896-02-02
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Grahamstown,_Cape_Colony
gptkbp:deathDate 1972-11-24
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cambridge,_England
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Charles_Thomson_Rees_Wilson
gptkbp:field physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Basil Schonland
gptkbp:knownFor radar development
work on lightning
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:South_African
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:President_of_the_Royal_Society_of_South_Africa
Director of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment
gptkbp:workInstitution gptkb:Atomic_Energy_Research_Establishment
gptkb:University_of_the_Witwatersrand
gptkb:University_of_Cape_Town
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Faraday_Medal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4