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Who coined the term standing wave around 1860 using vibrating strings?
AMichael Faraday
BChristian Doppler
CFranz Melde
DBuys Ballot
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Franz Melde
Franz Melde named the phenomenon (stehende Welle) and showed it in his classic vibrating string experiment.
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