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Nobody invented the radio wave. It was a matter of discovering something that had existed long before man came on the scene. The first step in the discovery of radio waves was taken by the Scotsman Clerk Maxwell in 1873. He made a great theoretical advance in the theory of electricity and magnetism, encapsulating all that was then known in a series of equations. Maxwell's equations contained more than Maxwell knew when he formulated them. A careful study showed that they predicted the existence of electromagnetic waves and that these waves would travel at the speed of light. He was correct; they did exist and light was one type of them. Radio waves were another. Radio waves were first produced and identified by the German physicist Heinrich Herz in 1885, at a frequency of about 75 MHz. They were first used for communication by the Italian Guglielmo Marconi around 1900.
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∙ 15y agoRadiation was discovred by Wilhelm Rontgen in 1865, more importantly he also discovered x-rays.
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∙ 8y agoIt was discovered practically by Heinrich Hertz in abut 1890 after having been predicted theoretically by James Clerk Maxwell.
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∙ 13y agoIn 1887 by Heinrich Hertz.
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∙ 14y agoin 1887 by Heinrich Hertz
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What is the name of the German scientist who discovered and used radio waves?
Heinrich Rudolf Hertz
Are radio waves transverse waves or longitudinal waves?
Transverse. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves, which are transverse.
Are AM radio waves are an example of longitudinal waves?
No. Radio waves are a type of electromagnetic waves; electroctromagnetic waves are transverse waves.
Is a radio mechanical energy?
No. Radio waves are a type of electromagnetic waves.
What are some negative factors about radio waves?
Radio Waves can cause radiation. :(
When was radio waves first discovered?
In 1820 Hans Christian Oersted noticed that electricity could cause magnets to move. This was the first "discovery" of radio waves.
Were there radios in 1851?
No. Radio waves were discovered around 1880. The first radio stations began about 1920..
Was the radio named after radio waves or were radio waves named after the radio?
Radio waves were discovered before the radio was invented.
Where were radio waves discovered?
might be in Germany or russia or America
How was the radio waves discovered?
Radio waves were first predicted by mathematical work done in 1865 by James Clerk Maxwell. Maxwell noticed wavelike properties of light and similarities in electrical and magnetic observations. He then proposed equations that described light waves and radio waves as waves of electromagnetism that travel in space. In 1887, Heinrich Hertz demonstrated the reality of Maxwell's electromagnetic waves by experimentally generating radio waves in his laboratory.
When did Grote Weber invent the radio telescope?
Karl Guthe Jansky discovered radio waves, but Grote Weber built the first radio telescope in his backyard.
What are two What are facts about radio waves?
Radio waves travel at 186,000 miles per secondThey were discovered in 1865 by James Clerk Maxwell
How was radio wave discovered?
Radio waves were first predicted by mathematical work done in 1865 by James Clerk Maxwell. Maxwell noticed wavelike properties of light and similarities in electrical and magnetic observations. He then proposed equations that described light waves and radio waves as waves of electromagnetism that travel in space. In 1887, Heinrich Hertz demonstrated the reality of Maxwell's electromagnetic waves by experimentally generating radio waves in his laboratory.
What is the name of the German scientist who discovered and used radio waves?
Heinrich Rudolf Hertz
What was the names of the scientist who invented wireless radio waves?
Electromagnetic wave were discovered not invented.
What was discovered recently DNA pulsars quasars atomic power or radio waves?
None of them. They were all discovered a good many years ago.
Who discoverd radio waves?
Guglielmo Marconi (Marchese Guglielmo Marconi), an Italian inventor, proved the feasibility of radio communication. He sent and received his first radio signal in Italy in 1895. By 1899, he flashed the first wireless signal across the English Channel, and two years later received the letter "S", telegraphed from England to Newfoundland. This was the first successful trans-Atlantic radiotelegraph. Wikipedia has a good article on this Nobel Prize winner, and a link is provided.
