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The 21 pages that link to Heinrich Hertz, each with the reason it gives.

• James Clerk MaxwellRelated: Hertz’s experiments provided direct evidence for waves Maxwell had predicted theoretically.

• Photoelectric effectRelated: His spark-gap experiments revealed that ultraviolet light could affect electrical discharge.

• ElectromagnetismRelated: His experiments confirmed Maxwell’s prediction that electromagnetic waves exist.

• Max PlanckRelated: Hertz’s measurements of blackbody radiation helped frame the problem Planck tried to solve.

• RadioRelated: Hertz confirmed that electromagnetic waves could be generated and detected.

• Wireless telegraphyRelated: His experiments demonstrated the waves later used for wireless signaling.

• Guglielmo MarconiRelated: Hertz’s demonstrations established the waves that Marconi sought to use for communication.

• HertzRelated: The SI unit hertz honors his demonstration of radio waves.

• University of BonnRelated: His work in Bonn connected the university with a landmark in modern physics.

• Shortwave radioRelated: His experiments established the physical basis for radio transmission.

• Cathode rayRelated: His tests of cathode-ray deflection by electric fields shaped the debate over their nature.

• ElectrodynamicsRelated: His experiments confirmed a major prediction of Maxwell's theory.

• Oliver LodgeRelated: Hertz’s demonstrations inspired Lodge’s further experiments with electromagnetic waves.

• Spark-gap transmitterRelated: His spark oscillators and receivers demonstrated the waves later transmitters exploited.

• Vilhelm BjerknesRelated: Bjerknes worked with Hertz in Bonn, where he gained experience in mathematical and experimental physics.

• Philipp LenardRelated: Hertz’s observation that ultraviolet light helped discharge charged bodies prompted Lenard’s photoelectric experiments.

• History of radioRelated: His experiments confirmed the physical basis for radio transmission.

• Gustav Ludwig HertzRelated: Heinrich was Gustav Ludwig Hertz’s uncle, linking two generations of prominent physicists.

• History of electromagnetic theoryRelated: His experiments confirmed Maxwell's prediction of electromagnetic waves.

• History of radarRelated: His demonstrations that radio waves reflect from objects made radio detection experimentally plausible.

• K. Ferdinand BraunRelated: Hertz’s experiments on electromagnetic waves laid the physical groundwork for Braun’s radio work.