Comment on Hertz, showing the difference between science and engineering

latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• zaphod@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  No, Hertz never lived to see applications of his discovery. Guglielmo Marconi (was a fascist) started working on radio telegraphy in 1894, shortly after Hertz’ death.

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  • latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Oof! One of those moments which kinda’ make one wish there wasn’t an afterlife…

    Thank you for the tidbit, though, and fuck Fascists regardless!

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    • kazerniel@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      One of those moments which kinda’ make one wish there wasn’t an afterlife…

      Tada, your wish is reality 🙃

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      • latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        I’m of the “I don’t know, whatever” persuasion=))

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