Mathematician:Ernst Waldfried Josef Wenzel Mach

Mathematician
Native of the Austrian empire, Ernst Mach was a physicist and philosopher.

Noted for his study of shock waves.

Major influence on logical positivism and American pragmatism.

Through his criticism of, a forerunner of 's Theory of Relativity.

Nationality
Czech (at the time part of the Austrian Empire

History

 * Born: February 18, 1838 in Brno, Moravia, Austrian Empire
 * Died: February 19, 1916 in Munich, German Empire

Theorems and Definitions

 * Mach Number

Publications

 * 1883: The Science of Mechanics
 * 1897: The Analysis of Sensations

Notable Quotes

 * Strange as it may sound, the power of mathematics rests on its evasion of all unnecessary thought and on its wonderful saving of mental operations.
 * -- Quoted in : They Say: What Say They? : Let Them Say