Hertz demonstrated the existence of electromagnetic waves in what decade?
1870s
1880s
1890s
1900s
Answer
In the 1880s, Heinrich Hertz conducted groundbreaking experiments that provided definitive evidence for the existence of electromagnetic waves. Building upon Theoretical work of James Clerk Maxwell, Hertz used a spark gap to generate high-frequency electrical oscillations and a loop antenna to detect their presence.
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