Historedia
Person

Heinrich Hertz

Events
2
Episodes
4
Years
1886–1889

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Heinrich Hertz, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Heinrich Hertz verifies the existence of electromagnetic waves

    1886–1889

    Role: Physicist

    1. 1886 · University of KarlsruheObservation of Spark in Riess Spirals

      Hertz observed that discharging a Leyden jar into one Riess spiral produced a spark in another, providing a method to test Maxwell's theory.

    2. 1886-1889 · University of KarlsruheVerification of Electromagnetic Waves

      Hertz conducted a series of experiments between 1886 and 1889 to prove that observed effects were results of Maxwell's predicted electromagnetic waves.

  2. Heinrich Hertz observes the photoelectric effect

    1887

    Role: Physicist

    1. 1887 · University of KarlsruheObservation of Photoelectric Effect

      Hertz observed the photoelectric effect in 1887 during experiments on electromagnetic waves at Karlsruhe, publishing results in Annalen der Physik.

    2. 1887 · LaboratoryApparatus Configuration

      Hertz's receiver used a coil with a spark gap in a darkened box, where glass panels absorbed ultraviolet radiation and reduced spark length.

Sources

  1. Heinrich Hertz Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28