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Location: Turas, Moravia(Czech Republic)
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Mach's family moved to Unter Siebenbrunn near Vienna
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Educated at home by his Father until the age of 15 before entering the Gymnasium
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Enrolled in the University of Vienna
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Awarded PhD with a thesis “On Electric charges and induction”
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Mach discovered a physiological phenomenon of the eye exaggerate the contrast between slightly varying shades of gray, this became known as Mach bands
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Took the chair of Experimental Physics at the Charles University in Prague
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Discovered that the inertia on a body can only be known if there are other masses in the universe as a reference for measuring acceleration, only the presence of other masses produces inertia (Tietz,2018) known now as the Mach principle.
Mach's theories were cited by Albert Einstein as inspiration for his theories in relativity. https://youtu.be/cPEwkMHRjZU -
Published theoretical and experimental confirmation of a shockwave. With physicist-photographer, Peter Salcher, showed the shockwave produced by a projectile in the surrounding fluid.
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In 1901, Mach was promoted to the upper chamber of the Austrian Parliament until 1913
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Location: Vaterstetten, Germany