Mach, Ernst (1838 - 1916)

Ernst Mach was a Austrian physicists.

Ernst Mach was an Austrian philosoph and a great physicist. Named after him is the Mach- number, that describes the velocity in dependency of sound speed, the Mach- wave, which Mach could notice in front of and behind flying projectiles and the Mach- cone.
Besides he could prove the existence of the Doppler- effect in an experiment.
With his calculations and experiments he laid the foundations for Gasdynamics.
Some people call him the precursor for the theory of relativity.

Source: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Mach

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Mach, Ernst

Curriculum vitae

* 18.02.1838		nacido
1912	Wien	emer. Professor
† 19.02.1916		fallecido

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Industrialización, 1850-1920

Literatura

	Die Mechanik in ihrer Entwicklung historisch-kritisch dargestellt Autor: Mach, Ernst Publicado: 1921
	Die Mechanik in ihrer Entwickelung ; historisch-kritisch dargestellt Autor: Mach, Ernst Publicado: 1883
	Die Mechanik in ihrer Entwicklung ; historisch-kritisch dargestellt Autor: Mach, Ernst Publicado: 1889
	Die Mechanik in ihrer Entwicklung ; historisch-kritisch dargestellt Autor: Mach, Ernst Publicado: 1912

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