The shive wave machine is a torsional oscillator consisting of many rods attached to a twisting wire. Many aspects of waves can be seen with it, including travelling waves, wave speed, and ...

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This wave demonstration device came from the University of Georgia. The inscription on a brass plate reads “E. S. Ritchie & Sons, Boston.” Ritchie trade literature termed it “Snell’s Improved Powell’s ...