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Mach Early Life
Ernst Mach was born in Moravia, Austria, on February 18th, 1838. He attended the University of Vienna in 1855, it was during his time in Vienna that he first became interested in physiology.(Pojman, Paul. “Ernst Mach.”) Pojman, Paul. “Ernst Mach.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 3 Mar. 2019, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ernst-mach/. -
Mach's early contributions
Mach helped Christian Doppler prove his Doppler Effect theory in 1845(Pojman, Paul. “Ernst Mach.”) Sound and speed would follow Mach for the rest of his life Pojman, Paul. “Ernst Mach.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 3 Mar. 2019, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ernst-mach/. -
Mach Bands
in 1865 Mach proposed that our sensory organs pre process information before sending it to the brain. In regards to sight, Mach showed that our eyes can often play tricks on us, and its not a fault of our brain but rather our sensory organs(Pojman, Paul. “Ernst Mach.”).
Pojman, Paul. “Ernst Mach.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 3 Mar. 2019, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ernst-mach/. -
Gestalt Theory
Mach is most famous for his work with sound and the Gestalt Theory. Mach proposed that no matter what key a known melody is played in our brains will recognize this. Proving that our brains don't make a connection with certain sounds but rather the relationships the sounds have to one another(Pojman, Paul. “Ernst Mach.”).
Pojman, Paul. “Ernst Mach.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 3 Mar. 2019, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ernst-mach/. -
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Mach later years
Mach would pass away on Munich in 1916, he was seen as the father of the Philosophy of Science, his work on sound and movement would lead to his name bearing the speed of sound.(Pojman, Paul. “Ernst Mach.”)
Pojman, Paul. “Ernst Mach.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 3 Mar. 2019, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ernst-mach/.