Ernst Mach

Ernst Waldfried Josef Wenzel Mach. (1838 - 1916). Austrian physicist and philosopher.

Key Ideas

• 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.

See Also

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Mach
• Ernst_Mach_quotes