Born: 22 February 1857 · Died: 1 January 1894 · Age at death: 36
How old was Heinrich Hertz when he died?
Heinrich Hertz died aged 36. He was born on 22 February 1857 and died on 1 January 1894.
German physicist who proved the existence of radio waves in 1887; the unit of frequency, the hertz, honours him
Did you know?The standard unit of frequency was named in his honour to recognise his pioneering work in the field of electromagnetism.
Quick facts
Date of birth22 February 1857
Date of death1 January 1894
Age at death36
Cause of deathSepsis
NationalityGerman
BirthplaceHamburg, Germany
Occupationphysicist, philosopher, inventor
Editor's Take:
Heinrich Hertz proved that the invisible waves predicted by theory were real. James Clerk Maxwell's equations said light was an electromagnetic wave and that other such waves should exist. In 1887, in his laboratory at Karlsruhe, Hertz generated and detected radio waves with a spark-gap device. He showed they could be reflected and focused, just like light. Asked what use they might have, he reportedly said none. Within a decade, Marconi used them to send wireless messages. Hertz died at 36. The unit of frequency, the hertz, honours him.
Heinrich Rudolf Hertz ( hurts; German:; 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.
Heinrich Hertz's birthday is February 22. He was born on February 22, 1857 in Hamburg, Germany.
How old was Heinrich Hertz when he died?
Heinrich Hertz died on January 1, 1894, aged 36.
Who shares a birthday with Heinrich Hertz?
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