Hertz (disambiguation) explained

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