Physics
- "Richard of York gave battle in vain" to remember the colours in order in a rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet).
- The fictitious name Roy G. Biv is also used to remember the order of the colours of the rainbow.
- Microwave frequency bands
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- Mnemonic for microwave frequency bands in the increasing wave lengths (decreasing frequencies), which are Ku band, X band, C band, S band, L band, respectively is given by,
"King Xerxes Can Seduce Lovely Princesses"
- The phrase "We guarantee certainty, clearly referring to this light mnemonic." represents the speed of light in meters per second through the number of letters in each word: 299,792,458.
Read more about this topic: List Of Mnemonics
Famous quotes containing the word physics:
“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)
“But this invites the occult mind,
Cancels our physics with a sneer,
And spatters all we knew of denouement
Across the expedient and wicked stones.”
—Karl Shapiro (b. 1913)
“Now the twitching stops. Now you are still. We are through with physiology and theology, physics begins.”
—Alfred Döblin (1878–1957)