Heinrich Hertz: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Anniversary information added. | Feb 18, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 01, 2026 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 12, 2024 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: Engeneering and Technology History Wiki - Heinrich Hertz. | Nov 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Magnet Academy - Biography of Heinrich Hertz. | Feb 28, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Scientists - Biography of Heinrich Hertz. | Apr 18, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Engeneering and Technology History Wiki - Heinrich Hertz. | Jan 13, 2017 | ||
| Removed material stating that Hertz had been the first to broadcast and receive radio waves. | Jan 26, 2015 | ||
| Noted that David Hughes produced radio waves before Hertz did. |
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Oct 30, 2014 | |
| Added new Web site: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive - Biography of Heinrich Rudolf Hertz. | Apr 04, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 04, 1999 |
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