Ernst Mach Ernst Mach Ernst Waldfried Josef Wenzel Mach (; ; 18 February 1838 – 19 February 1916) was an Austrian physicist and philosopher, noted for his contributions to physics such as study of shock waves. The ratio of one's speed to that of sound is named the Mach number in his honor. As a philosopher of science, he was a major influence on logical positivism and American pragmatism. Through his criticism of Newton's theories of space and time, he foreshadowed Einstein's theory of relativity. Ernst Waldfried Josef Wenzel Mach was born in Chrlice (), Moravia (then in the Austrian empire, now
Mach Song to 100,00 copies, distributed through their vast community networks within and without their areas of physical presence. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (2005), Mach Song monthly printed 50,000 additional copies for six months for distribution to hurricane victims. They similarly increased the circulation of Mach Song monthly after Hurricane Ike (2008). Mach Song Mach Song (, literally "Life Stream") is a national monthly bilingual Vietnamese–English newspaper published in Houston, Texas. The paper has a readership of approximately 75,000 in 15 cities across the United States and is published by "Boat People SOS"—a national Vietnamese American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Working