Bernhard Philberth


Bernhard Josef Philberth was an independent physicist, engineer and philosopher. He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1972.

Biography

Philberth was a member of the Academy of Science of Chieti, the Academy of Sciences of Besançon, the Physical Society of Japan in Tokyo and the International Glaciological Society in London.
He was the originator of a project in the 1960s to investigate the disposal of radioactive waste deep inside stable, inland ice sheets. His brother, Prof Karl Philberth headed the thermal drilling program of the International Glaciological Greenland Expedition as part of the project.
In relativity physics, Philberth discovered the "time gradient" , and the relationship between the electromagnetic fundamental values.
With his brother, he was granted over a hundred patents for inventions in various areas of physics, such as the cryobot".
As firm believers in philanthropy, the Philberth brothers founded of the "PH-Foundation" in the Philippines, which sponsors the education of youths from disadvantaged families.
He died on 8 August 2010 due to pneumonia.

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