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Born in Chirlitz-Turas, Moravia (now Brno, Czech Republic) to Johann Mach and Josephine Lanhaus
Ernst was the oldest of three children -
Studied physics and medical physiology for one year
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Earned his doctorate in physics by presenting his thesis on electrical charge and induction
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Appointed professor of mathematics
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He was the professor for experimental physics
Researched retinal stimuli, auditory perception, wave motion, and propagation of sound waves
Confirmed the existence of shock waves
Mach bands were discovered
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/physics/mechanical-waves-and-sound/sound-topic/v/mach-numbers -
At Vienna, he chaired the newly established department of theory of inductive science
Published Prinzipien der Warmelehre (The Principle of Thermodynamics) -
passed away from heart disease