Popular Scientific Lectures (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781108066518)

The Austrian scientist Ernst Mach (1838-1916) carried out work of importance in many fields of enquiry, including physics, physiology, psychology and philosophy. Many significant thinkers, such as Ludwig Wittgenstein and Bertrand Russell, benefited from engaging with his ideas. Mach delivered the twelve lectures collected here between 1864 and 1894. This English translation by Thomas J. McCormack (1865-1932) appeared in 1895. Mach tackles a range of topics in an engaging style, demonstrating his abilities as both a researcher and a communicator. In the realm of the physical sciences, he discusses electrostatics, the conservation of energy, and the speed of light. He also addresses physiological matters, seeking to explain aspects of the hearing system and why humans have two eyes. In the final four lectures, he deals with the nature of scientific study. The Science of Mechanics (1893), Mach's historical and philosophical account, is also reissued in this series.

Author: Ernst Mach
ISBN-10: 1108066518
ISBN-13: 9781108066518
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/23/2014
Pages: 328
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.73d