1. hertz - Noun
2. Hertz - Proper noun
the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz)
German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975)
German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894)
Source: WordNetA bank-mandated reorganization team, led by John Hertz and Otto Kahn kept the company intact, and, miraculously, Zukor was kept on. Source: Internet
After investigation and a petition to the FCC, Part 12 was amended, in March 1956, to allow Amateur Radio Operators to use any shift that was less than 900 hertz. Source: Internet
A late agreement between Hertz and its lenders will buy the company time, but will it be enough? Source: Internet
A holding company controlled by Icahn, 84, held more than 55 million shares of Hertz as of the end of the first quarter, a roughly 39% stake, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Source: Internet
Amsterdam: Elsevier Publishing Company, 1967: 196–222. p. 206. The monopole antenna reduced the frequency of the waves compared to the dipole antennas used by Hertz, and radiated vertically polarized radio waves which could travel longer distances. Source: Internet
Attempting to experimentally prove James Clerk Maxwell ' " A dynamical theory of the electromagnetic field " (1864), Hertz "generated electric waves using an electric circuit". Source: Internet