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What are some examples of products that have dramatically transformed modern-day society due to advances in electromagnetism, solid-state physics, and nuclear physics?
Television, computers, domestic appliances, and nuclear weapons.
What is the origin of the word 'physics'?
The word 'physics' comes from the Latin physica ('study of nature'), which itself is a borrowing of the Greek φυσική (phusikḗ 'natural science').
What is one of the oldest natural sciences mentioned in the text?
Astronomy.
What is the meaning of the Greek term φύσις (phúsis)?
The Greek term φύσις (phúsis) translates to 'origin, nature, property'.
Which early civilizations, dating before 3000 BCE, are mentioned as having knowledge of astronomy?
Sumerians and ancient Egyptians.
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