Arthur Mason Worthington
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1852 – 1916
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Who was Arthur Mason Worthington?
Arthur Mason Worthington CB, FRS was an English physicist and educator. He is best known for his work on fluid mechanics, especially the physics of splashes; for observing those, he pioneered techniques of high speed photography. He also proposed the slug as a unit of inertial mass, and the pound-foot as a dedicated unit of torque.
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- Born
- Jun 11, 1852
- Also known as
- A. M. Worthington
- Lived in
- Manchester
- Died
- Dec 5, 1916
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on July 23, 2013
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