Hertzian waves

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Hertzian waves are early experimentally demonstrated electromagnetic waves that confirmed James Clerk Maxwell’s theory of electromagnetism and paved the way for modern radio communication.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf electromagnetic waves ⓘ
historical scientific concept ⓘ
radio waves ⓘ
alsoKnownAs radio waves ⓘ
areDescribedBy Maxwell's equations ⓘ
areExampleOf non-ionizing radiation ⓘ
radio-frequency radiation ⓘ
arePartOf electromagnetic spectrum ⓘ
basedOnTheoryOf James Clerk Maxwell ⓘ
confirmedTheoryOf Maxwell's equations ⓘ
electromagnetism ⓘ
demonstratedBy Heinrich Hertz ⓘ
demonstratedPhenomenon electromagnetic radiation from oscillating charges ⓘ
existence of radio waves ⓘ
relationship between electricity and magnetism ⓘ
detectedBy loop antenna with spark gap ⓘ
doNotRequire material medium ⓘ
energyType electromagnetic energy ⓘ
field electromagnetism ⓘ
physics ⓘ
firstDemonstratedIn 1887 ⓘ
Karlsruhe ⓘ
generatedBy spark-gap transmitter ⓘ
haveProperty diffraction ⓘ
finite propagation speed ⓘ
interference ⓘ
polarization ⓘ
reflection ⓘ
refraction ⓘ
transverse nature ⓘ
historicalPeriod late 19th century ⓘ
historicalSignificance experimental confirmation of electromagnetic wave theory ⓘ
first laboratory generation and detection of radio waves ⓘ
influenced Guglielmo Marconi ⓘ
development of wireless communication ⓘ
mediumOfPropagation air ⓘ
vacuum ⓘ
namedAfter Heinrich Hertz ⓘ
pavedWayFor modern radio technology ⓘ
wireless telegraphy ⓘ
propagateAt speed of light ⓘ
propagationType wave propagation ⓘ
relatedConcept antenna theory ⓘ
spark radio ⓘ
wireless telegraphy ⓘ
typicalFrequencyRange radio frequency range ⓘ
unitNameAssociation hertz (Hz) ⓘ
usedIn early radio communication ⓘ

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Heinrich Hertz → knownFor → Hertzian waves ⓘ
Heinrich Hertz → eponymOf → Hertzian wave ⓘ
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Heinrich Hertz → knownFor → Hertzian waves ⓘ
subject linked to: Hertz
Modern Views of Electricity → relatedWork → The Work of Hertz and Some of His Successors ⓘ
linked to: Hertzian waves