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Day of Ernst Mach's Birth
Ernst Mach was born on Sunday the 18th of February 1838 in Moravia, Austrian Empire. -
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Education
Mach Graduated from a Gymnasium in Austria at seventeen and then enrolled in the University of Vienna. He studied math and physics and obtained his PhD.
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Professor of Physics-Lecturer
Ernst taught physics at the University of Vienna after graduating from there for four years.
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Professor of Mathematics
Mach received a chain in the Math department at Graz where he stayed for 3 years. It wa here that he was introduced to the likes of Fechner and Hering. Although Mach credits his philosophical awakening to Kant, the obvious influences of Fechner in Machs work from this point on cannot be denied. It was here that he first started to explore perception. And his first article on Mach bands is published. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ernst-mach/#Bib -
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Contributions
The Science of Mechanics. Translated by McCormack, Thomas J. (4th ed.). Chicago: The Open Court Publishing Co. 1919 [1883].
"Photographische Fixirung der durch Projectile in der Luft eingeleiteten Vorgänge". Sitzungsber. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Cl. (in German). 95 (Abt. II): 764–780. 1887. with Peter Slacher
The Analysis of Sensations (1897)[32]
Popular Scientific Lectures (1895)
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Professor of Physics
Mach received a spot in the physics department at Charles University in Prague where his influences in Graz took root and developed in his theories. It was here that some of the most of his important work was done in physics. Speed of sound, shock waves, analysis of sensations, optical illusions etc
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Chair Philosophy of Science
It was here that his contributions to the philosophy of science were most obvious. He introduced his own philosophy of perception and he became the father of the philosophy of science.
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Death
Munich