Ernst Mach (February 18, 1838 – February 19, 1916) has joined as a historical member of the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists. Dr. Siegfried Peer, who nominated him, says:
He described how passing the sound barrier compressed air in front of bullets and shells. Some people think that he discovered this principle when he experienced the compression of air in front of his luxurious flowing beard while running.
Ernst Mach, LFHCfS
Physicist and philosopher
Austria
