Carl Hellmuth Hertz

Carl Hellmuth Hertz (1920-1990) was the son of Gustav Ludwig Hertz.

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1920 - 1990 - Gustav Ludwig Hertz

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During the World War II he served as a soldier for Nazi Germany. He was captured by USA troops and brought overseas. However a friend of his father, who was a Nobel Prize laureate, arranged for Hertz to be freed and also found him a job in Lund, Sweden so that he could leave the States while still not having to return to Germany.

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World War II - Nazi Germany - Nobel Prize - Lund - Sweden

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There, he would develop medical ultrasonography and serve as the first professor of electrical measurements at Lund University.

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Medical ultrasonography - Professor - Electrical measurements - Lund University

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