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Ernst Mach Physicist

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: Austria
  • Born: Feb 18, 1838
  • Died: Feb 19, 1916

Ernst Waldfried Josef Wenzel Mach was an Austrian physicist and philosopher, noted for his contributions to physics such as the Mach number and the study of shock waves. As a philosopher of science, he was a major influence on logical positivism, American pragmatism and through his criticism of Newton, a forerunner of Einstein's relativity.

Physics is experience, arranged in economical order. experience

If our dreams were more regular, more connected, more stable, they would also have more practical importance for us. dreams

Mother's Day May 12, 2025

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The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 more quotes from Henry Ward Beecher

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