Heinrich Hertz

Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (/hɜːrts/ HURTS; German: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈhɛʁts];[1][2] 22 February 1857 – 1 January 1894) was a German physicist who first conclusively proved the existence of the electromagnetic waves predicted by James Clerk Maxwell's equations of electromagnetism. The unit of frequency, cycle per second, was named the "hertz" in his honor.[3]

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Heinrich Hertz
Born	Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (1857-02-22)22 February 1857 Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
Died	1 January 1894(1894-01-01) (aged 36) Bonn, German Empire
Alma mater	University of Munich University of Berlin
Known for	Contact mechanics Electromagnetic radiation Emagram Parabolic antenna Photoelectric effect Hertzian cone Hertzian dipole antenna Hertzian oscillator Hertz vector Hertz–Knudsen equation Hertz's principle of least curvature
Awards	Matteucci Medal (1888) Rumford Medal (1890)
Scientific career
Fields	Electromagnetism Electrical engineering Contact mechanics
Institutions	University of Kiel University of Karlsruhe University of Bonn
Doctoral advisor	Hermann von Helmholtz
Doctoral students	Vilhelm Bjerknes
Influenced	Ludwig Wittgenstein
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