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Heinrich Rudolf Hertz

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Heinrich Rudolf Hertz

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Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (German: Heinrich Rudolf Hertz, February 22, 1857 - January 1, 1894), a German physicist, first experimentally confirmed the existence of electromagnetic waves in 1887 and published a paper in 1888. He made great contributions to electromagnetism, so the SI unit of frequency, the Hertz, is named after him.

Category
Scientists
Nationality
Hamburger
Born
1857-02-22
Died
1894-01-01
Wikidata
Q41257
Occupations physicistphilosopherinventoruniversity teacher
Aliases Heinrich HertzHeinrich Rudolf HertzHeinrich Rudolf HertzHeinrich HertzHeinrich Rudolf HertzhertzHertz, H.R.
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