L. R. Ingersoll Physics Museum

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The L.R. Ingersoll Physics Museum is located on the second floor of Chamberlin Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. It is one of several museums on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus that focus on hands-on exhibits and public outreach. The museum runs on donations and charges no admission.

History[]

The museum was established in 1918 by Professor Snow and the museum's namesake, Leonard Rose Ingersoll (1880-1958), who taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. L.R. Ingersoll began advocating for the museum in 1917 and it became the first museum in the United States to focus solely on physics. Ingersoll wanted to create a museum that was accessible to young audiences.[1] Since then, exhibits have continued to be designed by University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty and added to the museum.[2]

Exhibits[]

The L.R. Ingersoll Physics Museum displays more than 70 interactive exhibits that cross several categories of Physics concepts.

A few exhibits include:

Mechanics[]

Electricity and Magnetism[]

  • AC - DC Generators
  • Series and parallel circuits puzzle
  • Circle of Magnetism
  • Dynamo 1 and 2
  • Induced Currents - Eddy Currents
  • Lenz's Law
  • The Magnetic Field - Lines of Force
  • The Rotating Copper Disk
  • Rotating Pepsi Can
  • Helmholtz Coils
  • Electrons Beam

Light and Optics[]

Wave and Sound[]

  • Transverse Waves
  • Sound Pipes

Modern Physics[]

Computer Demonstrations[]

References[]

  1. ^ The University Archives. "Where on campus can you witness lines of force and a chaos demonstration?". Letters and Science News. Letters and Science News Team. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Museum History". L.R. Ingersoll Physics Museum. Retrieved 10 December 2014.

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Coordinates: 43°04′26″N 89°24′20″W / 43.0738°N 89.4055°W / 43.0738; -89.4055

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