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Definition of Heinrich Hertz

1. Noun. German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894).

Medical Definition of Heinrich Hertz

1. 19th-century German physicist who first observed low-frequency electromagnetic waves. (13 Nov 1997)

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Literary usage of Heinrich Hertz

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1. Hermann Von Helmholtz by Leo Koenigsberger (1906)
"In 1883 the Prussian Board of Education, at the request of Helmholtz, invited his Assistant, Heinrich Hertz, to receive the degree of Dozent in view of his ..."

2. The Popular Science Monthly (1894)
"Heinrich Hertz, of the University of Bonn, in Germany, died on January 1, ... Heinrich Hertz, born in Hamburg on February 22, 1857, was the eldest son of ..."

3. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1892)
"Prof Heinrich Hertz. Researches on the Propagation of Electrical Force. By Professor Heinrich Hertz of Bonn. Authorized Translation by Professor DE JONES, ..."

4. Theory of Electricity and Magnetism by Charles Emerson Curry (1897)
"By Heinrich Hertz, late Professor of Physics in the University of Bonn. Authorised Translation by DE JONES, B.Sc. With Preface by Lord KELVIN ..."

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