Heinrich Hertz
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a German physicist who first conclusively proved the existence of the electromagnetic waves predicted by James Clerk Maxwell's equations of electromagnetism.
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Born
Heinrich Rudolf Hertz 22 February 1857 Hamburg, German Confederation
Died
1 January 1894 (aged 36) Bonn, German Empire
Known for
Contact mechanics Electromagnetic radiation Emagram Parabolic antenna Photoelectric effect Hertzian cone Hertzian dipole antenna Hertz vector Hertz-Knudsen equation Hertz's principle of least curvature
Fields
Electromagnetism Electrical engineering Contact mechanics
Alma mater
University of Munich University of Berlin
Awards
Matteucci Medal (1888) Rumford Medal (1890)
Institutions
University of Kiel University of Karlsruhe University of Bonn
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Germany
Doctoral advisor
Hermann von Helmholtz
Doctoral students
Vilhelm Bjerknes
era
1800+