Hertz, Heinrich, 1857-1894
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Heinrich Hertz (b. Feb. 22, 1857, Hamburg, Germany–d. Jan. 1, 1894, Bonn, Germany) was a German physicist who first conclusively proved the existence of the electromagnetic waves theorized by James Clerk Maxwell's electromagnetic theory of light. The unit of frequency — cycle per second — was named the "hertz" in his honor.
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associatedWith | Ammann, Robert, |
associatedWith | Dibner, Bern, |
associatedWith | Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars |
associatedWith | Geigy-Hagenbach, Karl, |
associatedWith | Heineman, Hettie, 1890-1974, |
parentOf | Hertz, Mathilde |
associatedWith | Keiser & Schmidt (Firm), |
associatedWith | Mauthner, Fritz |
associatedWith | Paget, James, Sir, 1814-1899 |
associatedWith | Poincaré, Henri, 1854-1912. |
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Birth 1857-02-22
Death 1894-01-01
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Hertz, H. (Heinrich), 1857-1894
Hertz, Heinrich Rudolph, 1857-1894
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