Heinrich Hertz

Physics German 1857 – 1894 500 quotes

First to prove existence of electromagnetic waves

Quotes by Heinrich Hertz

Observation: 'The contact theory fails where waves succeed.'

Paper 1887

Letter excerpt: 'Dear Helmholtz, your guidance lights my path.'

Letter 1885

Interview: 'Practical use? Perhaps in signaling across rooms.'

Interview 1893

Reflection: 'Illness reminds us of life's fragility.'

Personal Note 1894

Aphorism: 'Light is electricity in motion.'

Saying 1889

Comeback to skeptic: 'Your doubt is the spark I need.'

Anecdote 1888

Passage: 'Thus the space is filled with waves moving with the speed of light.'

Electric Waves 1890

Joke: 'If waves could talk, they'd whisper secrets.'

Witty Remark 1891

Speech: 'The unity of forces is physics' greatest triumph.'

Speech Excerpt 1892

Last words: 'It is a wonderful world we explore.'

Deathbed 1894

Reflection: 'Family is the anchor in stormy seas of research.'

Letter 1893

Observation: 'The resonator tunes the invisible symphony.'

Paper 1887

Aphorism: 'Doubt leads to discovery.'

Note 1886

Excerpt: 'No trace of longitudinal electric waves.'

Electric Waves 1888

Humor: 'My lab is where lightning is tamed.'

Joke 1889

Interview quote: 'Waves confirm Maxwell's vision.'

Interview 1890

Wisdom: 'The greatest ideas come in quiet moments.'

Reflection 1891

Correspondence: 'Your encouragement fuels my experiments.'

Letter 1885

Passage: 'The phenomena are those of light itself.'

Paper 1889

Witty: 'Skeptics make the best converts.'

Comeback 1887