Hertz (disambiguation)

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The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the SI derived unit of frequency.

Hertz may also refer to:

People

  • Hertz (name), a German surname that has also been used as a given name.
    • Heinrich Hertz, (1857–1894), German physicist after whom the unit of frequency was named
    • Gustav Hertz (1887-1975), German experimental physicist (see Franck–Hertz experiment)

Places

  • 16761 Hertz, a minor planet
  • Hertz (crater), on Moon

Arts and entertainment

  • "Hertz", a song by Amyl and the Sniffers from their 2021 album Comfort to Me
  • "Hertz", a song by Eden from his 2020 album No Future
  • Pierre Jerksten, a Swedish disc jockey, working under the alias Hertz.

Companies and organizations

  • The Hertz Corporation, American car and equipment rental company
  • Hertz Foundation, charitable scholarship foundation for science education in Livermore, California

See also

  • Herz (disambiguation)
  • Hurts (disambiguation)
  • 50Hertz Transmission GmbH, one of the four electric transmission operators in Germany
  • Franck–Hertz experiment, a fundamental experiment in quantum physics
  • Herts, an abbreviation of Hertfordshire
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