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Heinrich Rudolf Hertz
1857 – 1894
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryHeinrich Rudolf Hertz was a German physicist who first conclusively proved the existence of the electromagnetic waves proposed by James Clerk Maxwell's equations of electromagnetism.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
February 22, 1857
Hamburg
Date of death
January 1, 1894
Bonn
Citizenship
Hamburg
Occupations & fields
physicistphilosopherinventoruniversity teacher
Awards & honours
Rumford MedalMatteucci MedalLa Caze Prize of the Academy of SciencesBressa PrizeCQ Amateur Radio Hall of Famehonorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
- Field and occupation
- nemecký fyzik
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