Ernst Mach

Ernst Waldfried Josef Wenzel Mach was an Austrian physicist and philosopher who contributed to the understanding of the physics of shock waves. The ratio of the speed of a flow or object to that of sound is named the Mach number in his honor.

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Who was born first?

• Ernst Mach and Keshub Chunder Sen were born the same year
• Ernst Mach and Alfred Jules Émile Fouillée were born the same year
• Ernst Mach and Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam were born the same year
• Ernst Mach and Henry Sidgwick were born the same year
• Ernst Mach and Franz Brentano were born the same year

Timeline

1. Alfred Jules Émile FouilléeOctober 18, 1838 – July 16, 1912
2. Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-AdamNovember 7, 1838 – August 19, 1889
3. Ernst Mach (this page)February 18, 1838 – February 19, 1916
4. Franz BrentanoJanuary 16, 1838 – March 17, 1917
5. Henry SidgwickMay 31, 1838 – August 28, 1900
6. Keshub Chunder SenNovember 19, 1838 – January 8, 1884

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