Heinrich Hertz

Background

A German physicist.

Contribution

Experimentally produced and detected electromagnetic (radio) waves (1886–1888), confirming Maxwell's theory; the hertz unit is named for him.

Associated inventions

• Radio (Wireless)

Collaborators & contemporaries

• Guglielmo Marconi
• Jagadish Chandra Bose
• Nikola Tesla

Sources & further reading

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• Encyclopædia Britannica — technology & biography topic articlesEncyclopædia Britannica · Encyclopedia
• APS News / This Month in Physics HistoryAmerican Physical Society · Professional body

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