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What directly led to the development of products like television, computers, and nuclear weapons?
What directly led to the development of products like television, computers, and nuclear weapons?
- Advances in thermodynamics and mechanics
- Advances in solid-state physics and thermodynamics
- Advances in electromagnetism, solid-state physics, and nuclear physics (correct)
- Advances in nuclear physics and mechanics
What does the word 'physics' originate from?
What does the word 'physics' originate from?
- Greek and Sumerian
- Sumerian and Egyptian
- Latin and Greek (correct)
- Egyptian and Latin
Which ancient civilizations are mentioned as early practitioners of astronomy?
Which ancient civilizations are mentioned as early practitioners of astronomy?
- Chinese and Indians
- Mayans and Aztecs
- Sumerians and ancient Egyptians (correct)
- Greeks and Romans
What led to the development of industrialization?
What led to the development of industrialization?
What inspired the development of calculus?
What inspired the development of calculus?
What directly led to the development of nuclear weapons?
What directly led to the development of nuclear weapons?
What ancient civilizations are mentioned as early practitioners of astronomy?
What ancient civilizations are mentioned as early practitioners of astronomy?
What did advances in mechanics inspire the development of?
What did advances in mechanics inspire the development of?
Where does the word 'physics' originate from?
Where does the word 'physics' originate from?
What led to the development of industrialization?
What led to the development of industrialization?
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