Ernst Mach
Austrian physicist and philosopher
Born
February 18th, 1838
187 years ago
Died
February 19th, 1916
109 years ago — 78 years old
Category
Thinkers & Philosophers
Country
Austria
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Contributed to the fields of physics and philosophy, focusing on the nature of perception and the propagation of sound. Developed the Mach number, a dimensionless quantity representing the ratio of speed of an object to the speed of sound in the surrounding medium. Explored the relationship between sensory experience and physical phenomena, influencing later developments in both psychology and physics. Served as a professor at the University of Vienna and later at the University of Graz.
Developed the Mach number
Pioneered work in the philosophy of science
Contributed to wave mechanics
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