Memorial Plaque Memorizes Renowned Physicist Ernst Mach

A bust of Ernst Mach was unveiled February 18, 2016. A plaque highlighting his work from 1867 to 1879 was also posted at Charles University on the exterior of the rector’s office. The bust, created by sculptor Jakub Vlček, shows a bullet leaving a gun producing a conical blast wave, as Mach’s widely-known photography shows. The project came at the initiative of Czech Physical Society and the Charles University Faculty of Mathematics and Physics. The plaque has been added to a list of historical places by European Physical Society (EPS).