electromagnetic radiation

form of energy emitted and absorbed by particles which are charged which shows wave-like behavior as it travels through space
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electromagnetic radiation

Summary

electromagnetic radiation ranks in the top 0.39% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,951 views/month, #305 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • electromagnetic radiation is credited with the discovery of Heinrich Hertz[2].
  • electromagnetic radiation's video is recorded as Circular.Polarization.Circularly.Polarized.Light Right.Handed.Animation.305x190.255Colors.gif[3].
  • electromagnetic radiation's image is recorded as Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.jpg[4].
  • electromagnetic radiation's image is recorded as EM spectrumrevised.png[5].
  • electromagnetic radiation's image is recorded as RGB Laser Pointer.jpg[6].
  • electromagnetic radiation's GND ID is recorded as 4014297-8[7].
  • electromagnetic radiation's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85042179[8].
  • electromagnetic radiation's subclass of is recorded as radiation[9].
  • electromagnetic radiation's part of is recorded as electromagnetic field[10].
  • electromagnetic radiation's part of is recorded as electromagnetism[11].
  • electromagnetic radiation's Commons category is recorded as Electromagnetic radiation[12].
  • electromagnetic radiation's said to be the same as is recorded as electromagnetic wave[13].
  • electromagnetic radiation's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D060733[14].
  • electromagnetic radiation's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 5540[15].
  • electromagnetic radiation's has part is recorded as electromagnetic wave[16].
  • electromagnetic radiation's has part is recorded as photon[17].
  • electromagnetic radiation's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-11-13T00:00:00Z[18].
  • electromagnetic radiation's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02kzh[19].
  • electromagnetic radiation's MeSH tree code is recorded as G01.358.500.505[20].
  • electromagnetic radiation's MeSH tree code is recorded as G01.750.250[21].
  • electromagnetic radiation's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph135373[22].
  • electromagnetic radiation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Electromagnetic radiation[23].
  • electromagnetic radiation's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300056054[24].
  • electromagnetic radiation's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 539.2[25].
  • electromagnetic radiation's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26].

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Works and Contributions

electromagnetic radiation is credited with the discovery of Heinrich Hertz[2].

Why It Matters

electromagnetic radiation ranks in the top 0.39% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,951 views/month, #305 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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  7. [8] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Environment Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] . scihi.org. scihi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [25] . Nuovo soggettario. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · TalgatSnow · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Electromagnetic radiation
    Said to be the same as electromagnetic wave
    Different from mechanical wave
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