Ernst Mach

Popular scientific lectures (eBook, ePUB)

Übersetzer: Mccormack, Thomas J.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The book presents the most important ideas popular in the scientific circles at the beginning of the last century. The articles include the following topics: the velocity of light, the fundamental concepts of electromagnetics, energy conservation, the principles of comparison in physics, remarks on the theory of special vision.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: e-artnow
• Seitenzahl: 837
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 4066339572928
• Artikelnr.: 69545944

Autorenporträt

Ernst Mach (1838-1916) was a renowned physicist and philosopher, known for his contributions to the fields of mechanics, optics, and wave dynamics. He was influential in shaping the philosophy of science with his empirical and skeptical approach, emphasizing the importance of sensory experience and the rejection of metaphysics. His insights were foundational to the development of logical positivism and had a significant impact on thinkers such as Albert Einstein. Mach's work on the Doppler effect and the study of shock waves was groundbreaking and is immortalized in the term 'Mach number,' the ratio of an object's speed to the speed of sound. A cornerstone of Mach's scholarship was his ability to make complex scientific ideas accessible to the broader public through his writings, exemplified in his collection of essays 'Popular Scientific Lectures' (1895). In these lectures, Mach tackled subjects such as the conservation of energy, the principle of comparison in physics, and the concept of inertia in a manner that resonated with readers across varying levels of technical expertise. His literary style is characterized by clarity, brevity, and a precise use of language to elucidate scientific principles without oversimplification. Mach's enduring legacy is the impetus for continued discourse at the intersection of scientific inquiry and philosophical thought.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Translator's note
1. The forms of liquids
2. The fibres of corti
3. On the causes of harmony
4. The velocity of light
5. Why has man two eyes?
6. On symmetry
7. On the fundamental concepts of electrostatics
8. On the principle of the conservation of energy
9. On the economical nature of physical inquiry
10. On transformation and adaptation in scientific thought
11. On the principle of comparison in physics
12. In instruction in the classics and the mathematico-physical sciences
Index.