Ernst Mach
February 18, 1838 –February 19, 1916
Physicist, Philosopher, Pedagogue, Professor, Photographer, Politician
Lived 78 years
- Born in
- Brno-Chrlice
- Passed away in
- Vaterstetten
Ernst Waldfried Josef Wenzel Mach ( MAHK; Austrian German: [ˈɛrnst ˈmax] ; 18 February 1838 – 19 February 1916) was an Austrian physicist and philosopher who contributed to the understanding of the physics of shock waves. The ratio of the speed of a flow or object to that of sound is named the Mach number in his honor. As a philosopher of science, he was a major influence on logical positivism and American pragmatism. Through his criticism of Isaac Newton's theories of space and time, he foreshadowed Albert Einstein's theory of relativity. (Riegler, 2012, pp. 235–256).
Awards: Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art, honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) Education: convent Gymnasium in Seitenstetten, Piaristické gymnázium v Kroměříži, University of Vienna
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