The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI), often described as being equivalent to one event (or cycle)...
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Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (formerly The Hertz Corporation), known as Hertz, is an American car rental company based in Estero, Florida. The company operates...
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Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (/hɜːrts/ HURTS; German: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç hɛʁts]; 22 February 1857 – 1 January 1894) was a German physicist who first conclusively proved...
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Look up hertz in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the SI derived unit of frequency. Hertz may also refer to: Hertz (name), a...
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52-hertz whale, colloquially referred to as 52 Blue, is an individual whale of unidentified species that calls at the unusual frequency of 52 hertz. This...
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The Franck–Hertz experiment was the first electrical measurement to clearly show the quantum nature of atoms. It was presented on April 24, 1914, to the...
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P. Hertz is a leading Danish jeweller based at Købmagergade 34 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The firm was founded by goldsmith Peter Hertz in 1834 and is still...
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Hertz–Knudsen equation, also known as Knudsen–Langmuir equation describes evaporation rates, named after Heinrich Hertz and Martin Knudsen. The Hertz–Knudsen...
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Hertz Car Sales is a division of The Hertz Corporation that sells vehicles that were previously used in the Hertz car rental fleet. Hertz Car Sales is...
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Gustav Ludwig Hertz and great nephew of Heinrich Hertz. Hellmuth Hertz was born on 15 October 1920 in Berlin, Germany. His father was Gustav Hertz who, along...
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Gustav Ludwig Hertz (/hɜːrts/; German: [ˈɡʊs.taf ˈluːt.vɪç hɛʁt͡s] ; 22 July 1887 – 30 October 1975) was a German experimental physicist and Nobel laureate...
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Hertz is a lunar impact crater that lies on the far side of the Moon, just behind the eastern limb. Due to libration this feature can sometimes be observed...
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Hertz is an Anglicized name of German origin, with 'herz' literally meaning 'heart' in English. This alternate spelling of 'Herz' with an additional 't'...
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Hertz is a dog that received the Dickin Medal of the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals in 2022. Hertz is a German Shorthaired Pointer and was born in...
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Frederick Hertz (until 1946 Friedrich (Otto) Hertz, a pseudonym also: Germanus Liber; * 26 March 1878 in Vienna, † 20 November 1964 in London) was a British...
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Judah Hertz (1948 or 1949 - February 4, 2021) was an American real estate investor and philanthropist. He was the founder of the Hertz Investment Group...
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Robert Hertz (22 June 1881 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine – 13 April 1915 in Marchéville, Meuse) was a French sociologist who was killed in active service...
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Jessica Hertz (born 1981/1982) is an American attorney and political advisor who served as the White House staff secretary in the Biden administration...
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Tom Hertz is an American producer and screenwriter. He is the creator of the American sitcom television series Rules of Engagement. He won a Primetime...
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Henrik Hertz (25 August 1797 – 25 February 1870) was a Danish poet. He was born of Jewish parents in Copenhagen. In 1817 he was sent to the university...
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Joseph Herman Hertz CH (25 September 1872 – 14 January 1946) was a British Rabbi and biblical scholar. He held the position of Chief Rabbi of the United...
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Bernhard Hertz (1834–1909) was a Danish goldsmith who established a silver factory in Copenhagen named Bernhard Hertz Guldvarefabrik. His former building...
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Noreena Hertz (born 24 September 1967) is an English academic, economist and bestselling author, who sits on the boards of Mattel, Warner Music Group...
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Photoelectric effect (redirect from Hertz effect)
electropositive metals giving the largest photo-electric effect. In 1887, Heinrich Hertz observed the photoelectric effect and reported on the production and reception...
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Hans Martin Hertz, born 22 August 1955, is a Swedish physicist and professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Hertz was born in Lund, Sweden, to Carl...
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Mathilde Carmen Hertz (14 January 1891 – 20 November 1975) was a biologist, and was one of the first influential women scientists in the field of biology...
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Joule-second (redirect from Joules per hertz)
The joule-second (symbol J⋅s or J s) is the unit of action and of angular momentum in the International System of Units (SI) equal to the product of an...
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The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation is an American non-profit organization that awards prestigious fellowships to Ph.D. students in the applied physical...
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John Daniel Hertz Sr. (April 10, 1879 – October 8, 1961) was an American businessman, thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder, and philanthropist. Born...
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Daniel Hertz S.A. is a high-performance audio company based in Switzerland. The company makes high-efficiency loudspeakers, power amplifiers, pre-amplifiers...
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