Physics
- Alessandro Volta develops the so-called voltaic pile, a forerunner of the electric battery. The electric battery has been used since that day. But with different components making the battery less pollutant, cheaper, and more long-lasting
- Infrared rays are discovered by William Herschel, an English astronomer of German origin.
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Famous quotes containing the word physics:
“Mathematics should be mixed not only with physics but with ethics.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“... it is as true in morals as in physics that all force is imperishable; therefore the consequences of a human action never cease.”
—Tennessee Claflin (1846–1923)
“The pace of science forces the pace of technique. Theoretical physics forces atomic energy on us; the successful production of the fission bomb forces upon us the manufacture of the hydrogen bomb. We do not choose our problems, we do not choose our products; we are pushed, we are forced—by what? By a system which has no purpose and goal transcending it, and which makes man its appendix.”
—Erich Fromm (1900–1980)