Physics
- March 1 - French physicist Henri Becquerel discovers the principle of radioactive decay when he exposes photographic plates to uranium.
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Famous quotes containing the word physics:
“The labor we delight in physics pain.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Mathematics should be mixed not only with physics but with ethics.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“It is hardly to be believed how spiritual reflections when mixed with a little physics can hold people’s attention and give them a livelier idea of God than do the often ill-applied examples of his wrath.”
—G.C. (Georg Christoph)