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Heinrich Hertz

Physics

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 YearSourced to the subject's own account
1857 2
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1857-02-22 2
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
1894-01-01 2
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
1894 2
Death Place
Bonn, Germany 1
Nationality
Hamburg 1
Birthplace
Hamburg, Germany 1
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
Field (category)
Engineering 1
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1. Heinrich Hertz (Wikidata)
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Hamburg
    Q1055
  • P20 (place of death): Bonn, Germany
    Q586
  • P19 (place of birth): Hamburg, Germany
    Q1055
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2. Heinrich Hertz (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (entity-description)
    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.
  • Infobox (birth-date)
    Born: 1857-02-22
  • Infobox (birth-year)
    Born: 1857-02-22
  • Infobox (death-date)
    Died: 1894-01-01
  • Infobox (death-year)
    Died: 1894-01-01
  • Member Of: University of Bonn, Infobox, workplaces
    Infobox workplaces: University of Kiel (1883-85) Technische Hochschule Karlsruhe (1885-89) University of Bonn (1889-94)
  • Works In: Electromagnetism, Infobox, fields
    Infobox fields: Electromagnetism Mechanics
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