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Ernst Mach
Born in Brno, Czech Republic. Deceased Munich, Germany. -
Graduation
After graduating from the University of Vienna in 1861, Mach took up a job at Graz another city in Austria. There he was a professor of mathematics. -
On the effect of the spatial distribution of the light stimulus on the retina
Mach, Ernst. On the effect of the spatial distribution of the light stimulus on the retina. 1865. -
Mach Bands
Mach noticed that our senses process information before sending it to our brain. The cause of this effect is due to contrast perception; we over process at boundaries and under process where there is constancy. In fact, the sensory response can even stop with unchanging stimulation. Pojman, Paul, "Ernst Mach", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2019 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/spr2019/entries/ernst-mach/. -
On the physiological effect of spatially distributed light stimuli
Mach, Ernst. On the physiological effect of spatially distributed light stimuli. 1866. -
Prague
Mach was a professor of physics for 28 years in Prague. -
On the dependence of retinal points on one another
Mach, Ernst. On the dependence of retinal points on one another. 1868 -
Mach 1
In the late 1860s developments in gun and artillery technology produced projectiles that traveled faster than sound vibrations. By 1885 Mach had worked out the details of supersonic motion, along the way developing high-speed photographic techniques. Most importantly for engineers, Mach Number is the ratio of the speed of sound in the given medium to the speed of the projectile; his work is essential to modern aerodynamics. -
The Analysis of Sensations—Antimetaphysical
Mach, Ernst. The Analysis of Sensations—Antimetaphysical. Monist, 1890. -
Some Questions of Psycho-Physics
Mach, Ernst. Some Questions of Psycho-Physics. Monist, 1891. -
Facts and Mental Symbols
Mach, Ernst. Facts and Mental Symbols. Monist, 1892. -
On Physiological, as Distinguished from Geometrical Space
Mach, Ernst. On Physiological, as Distinguished from Geometrical Space. Monist, 1906. -
On the influence of spatially and temporally varying light stimuli on visual perception
Mach, Ernst. On the influence of spatially and temporally varying light stimuli on visual perception. 1906 -
Über den Relativen Bildungswert der Philologischen und der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaften Unterrichtsfächer
Mach Ernst. Über den Relativen Bildungswert der Philologischen und der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaften Unterrichtsfächer. Vienna. 1908. -
The Guiding Principles of My Scientific Theory of Knowledge and Its Reception by My Contemporaries
Mach, Ernst. The Guiding Principles of My Scientific Theory of Knowledge and Its Reception by My Contemporaries. In S. Toulmin [1970]. Die Organisierung der Intelligenz. Neue Freie Presse, July 24, Morgenblatt -
Psychic and Organic Life
Mach, Ernst. Psychic and Organic Life.” Monist, 23: 1.
Selbstbiographie.” In Blackmore [1992]. -
Space and Geometry in the Light of Physiological, Psychological and Physical Inquiry
Mach, Ernst. Space and Geometry in the Light of Physiological, Psychological and Physical Inquiry. Trans. by T. J. McCormack, La Salle: Open Court, 1960.
Mach, Ernst. The Science of Mechanics: A critical and Historical Account of its Development. Trans. by T. J. McCormack, La Salle: Open Court, 1960. -
Knowledge and Error
Mach, Ernst. Knowledge and Error—Sketches on the Psychology of Enquiry. Trans. By T. J. McCormack & P. Fouldes, Dordrecht: D. Reidel, 1976. -
The Analysis of Sensations and the Relation of the Physical to the Psychical
Mach, Ernst. The Analysis of Sensations and the Relation of the Physical to the Psychical. Trans. by C. M. Williams, La Salle: Open Court, 1984. -
Popular Scientific Lectures
Mach, Ernst. Popular Scientific Lectures. Trans. T. J. McCormack, La Salle: Open Court, 1986.
Mach, Ernst. Principles of the Theory of Heat—Historically and Critically Elucidated. Trans. T. J. McCormack, Dordrecht: D. Reidel, 1986.
