Lionel Robert Wilberforce Scientist

Lionel Robert Wilberforce (18 April 1861 – 1 April 1944) was a British physicist. He is best known for the invention of the Wilberforce pendulum, which exhibits a curious motion in which periods of purely rotational oscillation gradually alternate with periods of purely up and down oscillation.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 18, 1861
Birth place
Bavaria , Germany , Munich
Date of deathJanuary 04, 1944
Place of death
London , United Kingdom
Education
University of Cambridge

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  1. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/58133?_fromAuth=1