Heinrich Mache

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Heinrich Mache (1908)

Heinrich Mache (born April 27, 1876 in Prague , † September 1, 1954 in Vienna ) was an Austrian physicist.

Life

After graduating from high school, he completed the first year of physics studies in Prague. a. Lectures with Ernst Mach and in 1894 moved with the family to Vienna, where he continued his studies with Franz-Serafin Exner and Ludwig Boltzmann . He received his doctorate from Exner in 1898 on the “ experimental proof of electrostriction in gases ” and took part as a photographic expert in 1900/1901 on the astronomical expedition of the Vienna Academy to India. In connection with his research, he carried out air-electrical measurements on the Red Sea, in Delhi, Ceylon and Upper Egypt. In 1901 he completed his habilitation at the University of Vienna . In 1906 he was appointed associate professor at the University of Innsbruck , which he left after two years to work as a professor at the Technical University of Vienna until 1946 . During this time he was dean from 1916 to 1918 and its rector in 1925/26. There he was the successor to Friedrich Hasenöhrl . In addition, Mache had been a corresponding member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences since 1924 and a full member from 1927. In 1927 Heinrich Mache was awarded the Wilhelm Exner Medal for his scientific achievements .

After the “ Anschluss of Austria ” in 1938, the Lecturer Association of the NSDDB criticized the close networking of Maches with “Jewish” scientists, the origin of Mache's wife and Mache's political attitude. At the same time, the Lecturer League Leader valued Mache as someone who viewed the NSDAP as an association and was aiming to apply for membership. In fact, Mache stated in the membership questionnaire of the Academy of Sciences in 1945 that he had been a member of the NSDAP; his membership in the academy was suspended in 1945 and reactivated as a result of the Amnesty Act of 1948.

His wife was the granddaughter of the geologist Eduard Suess .

In 1966, Machegasse in Vienna- Donaustadt (22nd district) was named after him.

meaning

His research areas were mainly radioactivity, thermodynamics, air electricity and the physics of combustion phenomena. Together with Ludwig Flamm, he developed a theory of the combustion of explosive gas mixtures. The Mach-unit for describing the activity of radioactive healing waters, which is no longer common today, is named after him.

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  1. ↑ a b Street names in Vienna since 1860 as “Political Places of Remembrance” (PDF; 4.4 MB), p. 287f, final research project report, Vienna, July 2013
  2. ^ Heinrich Mache, accessed on July 6, 2020 in Wilhelmexner.org

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personal data
SURNAME Do, Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian physicist
DATE OF BIRTH April 27, 1876
PLACE OF BIRTH Prague
DATE OF DEATH September 1, 1954
Place of death Vienna