Bernhard Josef Philberth (26 March 1927 in Traunstein, Germany – 8 August 2010[1] in Melbourne) was an independent physicist, engineer and philosopher.
He was the originator of a project in the 1960s to investigate the disposal of radioactive waste deep inside stable, inland ice sheets[2][3] (presented by the French High Commissioner for Nuclear Energy).
[4][5] His brother, Prof Karl Philberth headed the thermal drilling program of the International Glaciological Greenland Expedition (EGIG) as part of the project.
[6] In relativity physics, Philberth discovered the "time gradient" ("Zeitgradient" in German)[7] (presented by Louis de Broglie),[8] and the relationship between the electromagnetic fundamental values.
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 (with over 2,000 graduates to date).