Heinrich Hertz

Heinrich Hertz
Heinrich Hertz
	Hertz, c. 1890
Born	Heinrich Rudolf Hertz; 22 February 1857; Hamburg, German Confederation
Died	1 January 1894 (aged 36); Bonn, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Resting place	Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg
Education	Johanneum Gymnasium
Alma mater	Technische Hochschule Munich; University of Berlin (Dr. phil.);
Known for	Founding contact mechanics (1881); Work on cathode rays (1883, 1892); Discovering radio waves (1886); Discovering the photoelectric effect (1887); Inventing the parabolic antenna (1888);
Spouse	Elisabeth Doll (m. 1886)
Children	2, including Mathilde
Father	Gustav Ferdinand Hertz
Relatives	Gustav Ludwig Hertz (nephew)
Awards	Matteucci Medal (1888); Rumford Medal (1890);
	Scientific career
Fields	Electromagnetism; Mechanics;
Institutions	University of Kiel (1883–85); Technische Hochschule Karlsruhe (1885–89); University of Bonn (1889–94);
Thesis	Über die Induction in rotirenden Kugeln (On induction in rotating spheres) (1880)
Doctoral advisor	Hermann von Helmholtz
Other academic advisors	Wilhelm von Bezold; Gustav Kirchhoff;
Notable students	Vilhelm Bjerknes; Josef von Geitler-Armingen; Philipp Lenard; Udny Yule;
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Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (/hɜːrts/ hurts;^[3] German: [hɛʁts] ^ⓘ;^[4]^[5] 22 February 1857 – 1 January 1894) 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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