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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn updated 2025-10-07 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002276b.htm person Briggs Basil Hugh AACR2 1923 28 February 1994 Place of Birth Bradford, England Place of Death Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Physicist 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. 1942 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 1952 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge 1962 1988? Career position - Senior Lecturer (later Reader) in Physics, University of Adelaide 1992 1992 Award - Harrie Massey Medal and Prize, Australian Institute of Physics and Institute of Physics, United Kingdom The University of Adelaide (1874 - 2026)

Senior Lecturer (and later Reader) in Physics 1962 - ?1988

 Harrie Massey Medal and Prize, Australian Institute of Physics (1990 - )

Received the Award 1992

 Briggs, Basil Hugh (1923-19940228)

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 'Briggs, Basil Hugh', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Briggs, Basil Hugh Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Observations of atmospheric dynamics using radar techniques Briggs, B. H. Observations of atmospheric dynamics using radar techniques 1993 Australian Journal of Physics 46 127-47 Journal Article: Basil Hugh Briggs (1923 - 1994) - an appreciation Elford, Graham and Vincent, Bob Basil Hugh Briggs (1923 - 1994) - an appreciation 1994 Journal of atmospheric and terrestrial physics 56 12 1533-4