Person
Briggs, Basil Hugh (1923 - 1994)
- Born
- 1923
Bradford, England - Died
- 28 February 1994
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Physicist
Summary
Basil Briggs was a senior lecturer and later reader in physics at the University of Adelaide from 1962 until his retirement. He had previously worked in the Radio Research Group, Cavendish Laboratory 1946-1961. Briggs had a distinguished career in radio science and was a world leader in the development of radio techniques for studying the behaviour of the ionosphere. The Buckland Park Array, constructed by Briggs for the University of Adelaide to study the ionosphere, was the world's largest low-frequency radio telescope. For over 25 years Briggs was a member of the editorial panel for Journal of atmospheric and terrestrial physics.
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Chronology
- 1942
- Education - BS, University of Cambridge
- 1942 - 1946
- Career position - Junior Scientific Officer, Telecommunications Research Establishment, Malvern, United Kingdom
- 1946 - 1961
- Career position - Scientific Officer, Radio Research Group, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
- 1952
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge
- 1962 - 1988?
- Career position - Senior Lecturer (later Reader) in Physics, University of Adelaide
- 1992
- Award - Harrie Massey Medal and Prize, Australian Institute of Physics and Institute of Physics, United Kingdom
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Briggs, B. H., 'Observations of atmospheric dynamics using radar techniques', Australian Journal of Physics, 46 (1993), 127-47. Details
- Elford, Graham and Vincent, Bob, 'Basil Hugh Briggs (1923 - 1994) - an appreciation', Journal of atmospheric and terrestrial physics, 56 (12) (1994), 1533-4. Details
Resources
- 'Briggs, Basil Hugh (1923-19940228)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1477220. Details
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Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 4 February 2020