Harold Lane Bassett

1932 - 1985  (53 years)

• Name	Harold Lane Bassett
  Born	29 Aug 1932	Dunn, Louisiana
  Gender	Male
  _UID	14104A4108550F46B20010E954E57EB77ACB
  Died	Nov 1985	Atlanta, Georgia
  Buried	Arlington Memorial Park
  Notes	The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia November 26, 1985 Harold L. Bassett, 53, Noted Tech Researcher Harold L. Bassett, a principal research engineer at Georgia Tech who did important work on high-temperature electronic materials, died of a respiratory disease Monday at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was 53. Mr. Bassett had been ill for about five years, according to a family member. The graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Arlington Memorial Park. Mr. Bassett was internationally known for his work on dielectric material properties, according to Albert P. Sheppard, Georgia Tech associate vice president for research. Mr. Bassett was a member of a Tech team that tested materials in 1974 at the world's largest solar furnace in the south of France, at the invitation of the French government. The team identified materials able to withstand high temperatures and still transmit electrical energy. The materials since have been used in the nose cones of space shuttles and U.S. missiles, according to Sheppard. "More recently, Mr. Bassett headed a group measuring the reflectivity of various radar targets like airplaines, tanks and ships to enable us to understand how to develop better radar, and defend against enemy radars," Sheppard said. Mr. Bassett's work was cited by four major speakers recently at a Washington, D.C. symposium on high-temperature electronic materials, sponsored by the Defense Department, according to Sheppard. Harold Lane Bassett was born August 29, 1932, in Dunn, Louisiana. He received his bachelor's degree from Louisiana Tech and his master's degree from Rollins College in Winter Park. Florida. Mr. Bassett joined Tech's Radar and Instrumentation Laboratory in 1967. He belonged to Clairmont Presbyterian Church. Surviving are a son, William L. Bassett of Atlanta; a daughter, Miss Jennifer Bassett of Atlanta; a stepmother, Mrs. Ada Bassett of Vicksburg, Mississippi; and three sisters, Mrs. Mary Killian of Winnsboro, Louisiana; Mrs. Laura Buttman of El Paso, Texas; and Mrs. Jeanette Messina of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
  Person ID	I134	55B John Bassett of Maryland
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2013

  
  

  Father	Living
  Mother	Living
  Family ID	F48	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. William L. Bassett   2. Jennifer Bassett
  Family ID	F49	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart