-
After 7 years of study at the university of Vienna, Ernst Mach earned his Ph.D in physics and became a professor of such as the University
-
Soon after becoming a Prof. of Physics, Mach became intrigued by sensations and soon defined the bands of light and dark rings the human eye perceives to appear around sharp contrasts of light.
-
In 1870 it was discovered that the inner ear was somehow responsible for balance, however it was not until 1873 that Mach discovered that it was fluid in the inner ear canals that maintained balance.
-
Mach discovered evidence of the shock waves formed by a bullet traveling at speeds faster than that of sound.
-
Mach, Ernst. The Science of Mechanics: a Critical Account of Its Development. Open Court, 1974.
-