Introduction to Physics

The word physics comes from the Latin physica ('study of nature'), which itself is a borrowing of the Greek φυσική (phusikḗ 'natural science'), a term derived from φύσις (phúsis 'origin, nature, property').

Television, computers, domestic appliances, and nuclear weapons are some of the products developed due to advances in physics.

Advances in thermodynamics led to the development of industrialization.

<p>The Sumerians and ancient Egyptians are some of the early civilizations dating before 3000 BCE that contributed to the field of astronomy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Advances in electromagnetism, solid-state physics, nuclear physics, and mechanics inspired the development of new products and ideas in society.</p> Signup and view all the answers