Despite being derived from the unit of time, the hertz is a unit in its own right. It has remained a much beloved unit since its establishment almost one hundred years ago, as Karen Mudryk recounts.
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Mudryk, K. Love hertz. Nat. Phys. 21, 2009 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-025-03127-w
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