History of Hertz

	Revision 3 . . November 12, 2001 4:26 am by Xaonon [Spelling, example]
	Revision 2 . . November 12, 2001 4:18 am by Tbackstr [stub = the very basics]

---

Difference (from prior major revision) (no other diffs)

Changed: 1c1

The SI unit herz abbreviated as 'Hz', expresses frequency in terms of oscillations per second (1/s). The unit has been assigned the name hertz to honor the German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz who made some important contributions to science in the field of electromagnetism.

The SI unit hertz, abbreviated as Hz, expresses frequency in terms of oscillations per second (s-1, 1/s). For example, red light has a frequency of about 4.6 · 1014 Hz. The unit has been assigned the name "hertz" to honor the German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz who made some important contributions to science in the field of electromagnetism.