Heinrich Rudolf Hertz
Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (22 February 1857 – 1 January 1894) was a German physicist.[1] In 1888 he discovered the radio waves previously predicted by Maxwell's equations. He also proved that light is a kind of electromagnetic waves.[1] The unit for frequency is named after him.[1]
Hertz was born in Hamburg in 1857. He studied engineering in Frankfurt and later at the University of Munich. He completed his PhD at the University of Berlin. He taught and continued research at the University of Bonn and University of Kiel.[1]
He died from blood poisoning in 1894.[1]
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Memorial of Heinrich Hertz on the campus of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, which translates as At this site, Heinrich Hertz discovered electromagnetic waves in the years 1885–1889
1994 Deutsche Bundespost postage stamp honouring Heinrich Hertz
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