Welcome to Heinrich Hertz Bibliography

The following bibliography is comprehensive but by no means complete. With the exception of selected works on and by Hertz's teacher Helmholtz, each item in the bibliography relates directly, though not always extensively to Hertz's work. Each item is keyed to relevant subject areas. The attempt was made to include everything but the purely incidental, such as brief obituaries or commemorations in the popular press.

Each entry is keyed to one or more of the following categories:

• Subject Areas of Heinrich Hertz Bibliography
  • A - Writings by Hertz
  • B - Biographical Studies and Materials
  • C - Context and Background to Hertz's Researches
  • D - Hertz's Research in Electrodynamics: Contemporary and Scientific Discussions
  • E - Hertz's Research in Electrodynamics: Historical and Philosophical Investigations
  • F - Hertz's Principles of Mechanics: Contemporary and Scientific Responses
  • G - Hertz's Principles of Mechanics: Historical and Philosophical Investigations
  • H - Hertz's Philosophy of Science
  • I - Hertz's Instruments and Experiments: Replications and Technological Innovations
  • K - Hertz and Wittgenstein
  • L - Hertz's Occasional Researches: Contemporary and Historical
• All Subjects

The bibliography was updated on March 2015 and is subject to continuous revision - also with the help of users. Please send direct questions, information about missing items and recommend additions to Prof. Dr. Alfred Nordmann.