Ernst Mach, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ernst Mach

Austrian physicist and university educator

Date of Birth: 18-Feb-1838

Place of Birth: Brno, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 19-Feb-1916

Profession: photographer, politician, professor, physicist, pedagogue, philosopher

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Ernst Waldfried Josef Wenzel Mach (; German: ['???nst max]; 18 February 1838 – 19 February 1916) was an Austrian physicist and philosopher, noted for his contributions to physics such as study of shock waves.
The ratio of one's speed to that of sound is named the Mach number in his honour.
As a philosopher of science, he was a major influence on logical positivism and American pragmatism.
Through his criticism of Newton's theories of space and time, he foreshadowed Einstein's theory of relativity.



Alternative names	Karl Scolik
Description	Austrian photographer
Date of birth/death	16 March 1854	1 June 1928
Location of birth/death	Vienna	Vienna
Work period	1860 - 1928
Work location	Vienna
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