History Of Physics
Physics (from Greek: φύσις physis "nature") is a branch of science that developed out of philosophy, and was thus referred to as natural philosophy until the late 19th century - a term describing a field of study concerned with "the workings of nature". Currently, physics is traditionally defined as the study of matter, energy, and the relation between them. Physics is, in some senses, the oldest and most basic pure science; its discoveries find applications throughout the natural sciences, since matter and energy are the basic constituents of the natural world. The other sciences are generally more limited in their scope and may be considered branches that have split off from physics to become sciences in their own right. Physics today may be divided loosely into classical physics and modern physics.
Read more about History Of Physics: Early History, Scientific Revolution, 18th Century Developments, Advances in Electricity, Magnetism, and Thermodynamics, Birth of Modern Physics, Contemporary and Particle Physics, The Physical Sciences, Timeline of Important Physics Publications, Influential Physicists
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