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What directly led to the development of television, computers, domestic appliances, and nuclear weapons?
What directly led to the development of television, computers, domestic appliances, and nuclear weapons?
- Advances in electromagnetism, solid-state physics, and nuclear physics (correct)
- Advances in ancient astronomy
- Advances in mechanics
- Advances in thermodynamics
What does the word 'physics' come from?
What does the word 'physics' come from?
- Sumerian term for natural science
- Egyptian term for study of nature
- Latin physica ('study of nature') (correct)
- Greek φυσική (phusikḗ 'natural science')
Which ancient civilization is mentioned as having knowledge of natural sciences dating before 3000 BCE?
Which ancient civilization is mentioned as having knowledge of natural sciences dating before 3000 BCE?
- Romans
- Sumerians (correct)
- Ancient Greeks
- Persians
What inspired the development of calculus?
What inspired the development of calculus?
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What led to the development of industrialization?
What led to the development of industrialization?
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