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What are some examples of products that have transformed modern-day society due to advances in electromagnetism, solid-state physics, and nuclear physics?
What are some examples of products that have transformed modern-day society due to advances in electromagnetism, solid-state physics, and nuclear physics?
Television, computers, domestic appliances, and nuclear weapons
From what language does the word 'physics' originate, and what does it mean?
From what language does the word 'physics' originate, and what does it mean?
The word 'physics' comes from the Latin physica, which itself is a borrowing of the Greek φυσική (phusikḗ) meaning 'natural science'.
What term is φυσική (phusikḗ) derived from, and what does it mean?
What term is φυσική (phusikḗ) derived from, and what does it mean?
φυσική (phusikḗ) is derived from φύσις (phúsis) meaning 'origin, nature, property'.
What is one of the oldest natural sciences, and which early civilizations contributed to its study?
What is one of the oldest natural sciences, and which early civilizations contributed to its study?
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What did advances in thermodynamics lead to?
What did advances in thermodynamics lead to?
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