Hertz
Opening up my browser this morning, I was intrigued as usual by Google's
ever-changing logo. From cartoon illustrations to holiday spirit logo
manipulations, today, was different. In abstract form, the logo was
completely changed to something more rhythmic. Here's the article in
detail....
Google took a break from authors and snowflakes and artists today for a homepage doodle that celebrates the 155th birthday of German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz. Hertz was able to successfully prove the existence of electromagnetic waves, so Google's Wednesday logo is replaced by waves bearing the search giant's signature colors. According to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the concept behind electromagnetic waves was first proposed by James Clerk Maxwell in the 1860s, but the idea was not truly embraced until Hertz proved it via his "elegant experiments." His efforts resulted in his last name, Hertz, being used to describe the international unit of frequency. Read On
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