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Mach Birth & Video
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Mach Bands
Mach identified an optical illusion that dealt with how the eyes perceived contrast within shades of gray. This finding led to the knowledge that sensory organs pre-process the world around us before reaching the brain. This finding contributed to Mach's concept of how science is derived from human senses. -
Mach's Principle
This principle put in place the concept that the inertia of an object is the result of that objects relationship to the the rest of the universe. This principle later served as a reference point for Einstein and his theory of relativity. Einstein ended up giving great credit to Mach's concept and dubbed it the Mach's Principle in his honor. -
Beiträge zur Analyse der Empfindungen
In this publication by Mach, explored the concept that knowledge is gained through sensations. Under this concept, scientific investigation is only admissible if it can be experienced. This later led to Mach rejecting concepts such as absolute time and space. He also went on to expand more on this concept in 1897 in his "Contributions to the Analysis of the Sensations." -
"The Guiding Principles of My Scientific Theory" Essay
In this essay, Mach compares science to the economy of nature, that is to say that science is used to provide a clear and organized picture of nature. Mach expands on that concept through the biological purpose of science and describes how science is passed down through our unconscious memories and in turn through generations which in turn improves out understanding of the world. -
Mach Death & Cited Sources
Pojman, Paul. “Ernst Mach.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 3 Mar. 2019, plato.stanford.edu/entries/ernst-mach/#HisCri. “Ernst Mach.” Encyclopædia Britannica, www.britannica.com/biography/Ernst-Mach. Accessed 27 June 2023.