La recherche en Physique

Derived from the Greek word for nature, physics is, etymologically, “the science of nature.” René Descartes-mathematician, physicist, and philosopher-described physics as the knowledge of nature, which corresponded at the time to the natural sciences or natural philosophy. Thus “physics” formerly encompassed present-day physics, chemistry, and the natural sciences. The meaning of the term today is more limited, as it deals in a quantitative and conceptual way with the building blocks of the universe, the forces they exert, and their effects. Plus...