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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
What led to the development of industrialization?
What led to the development of industrialization?
Advances in thermodynamics
What is the origin of the word 'physics'?
What is the origin of the word 'physics'?
The word 'physics' comes from the Latin physica, which is a borrowing of the Greek φυσική (phusikḗ), meaning 'natural science', derived from φύσις (phúsis) meaning 'origin, nature, property'
What inspired the development of calculus?
What inspired the development of calculus?
Which ancient civilizations were involved in the study of natural sciences, including astronomy, before 3000 BCE?
Which ancient civilizations were involved in the study of natural sciences, including astronomy, before 3000 BCE?
Which fields of physics have directly contributed to the development of products that transformed modern-day society?
Which fields of physics have directly contributed to the development of products that transformed modern-day society?
What is the origin of the word 'physics'?
What is the origin of the word 'physics'?
What is one of the oldest natural sciences?
What is one of the oldest natural sciences?
Which ancient civilizations were involved in the study of natural sciences, including astronomy, before 3000 BCE?
Which ancient civilizations were involved in the study of natural sciences, including astronomy, before 3000 BCE?
What did advances in thermodynamics lead to?
What did advances in thermodynamics lead to?
