Lionel Robert Wilberforce

Physicist, Academic

1861 – 1944

54

Who was Lionel Robert Wilberforce?

Lionel Robert Wilberforce 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.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
Apr 18, 1861
Munich
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • University of Cambridge
Died
Jan 4, 1944
London

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Lionel Robert Wilberforce." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 6 May 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/lionel_robert_wilberforce>.

Discuss this Lionel Robert Wilberforce biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net