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Heinrich Hertz

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@misc{scienceatlas-heinrich-hertz,
  author = {Science Atlas},
  title = {Heinrich Hertz},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://science.interactiveatlas.org/scientists/heinrich-hertz},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Heinrich 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.

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Birth Yearthe subject's own account

1857 1

Birth Datethe subject's own account

1857-02-22 1

Death Datethe subject's own account

1894-01-01 1

Death Yearthe subject's own account

1894 1

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Heinrich 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.

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