Ernst Mach

  • Birth of Ernst Mach

    Born in Moravia
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    Education

    Mach earned his college education at the University of Vienna, majoring in physics. After graduation, he continued to lecture on mathematics for an additional three years.
  • Speed of Sound Discovered

    Mach took interest into the crater-type wounds that were left in the wounded from warring European Soldiers. Explosive projectiles were banned. he discovered supersonic booms and the speed of sound through a relative medium. Pojman, Paul. “Ernst Mach.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 3 Mar. 2019, plato.stanford.edu/entries/ernst-mach/#Sci. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrCs-KYZ57Y
  • Death of Ernst Mach