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hertz
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the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second
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2. noun
German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894)
3. noun
German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975)
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