Which in your opinion is the greatest discovery in Physics? Please answer with your reasons for it.?
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Although all discoveries in physics tend to be built up on previous discoveries, making all of them important, I would probably say the theory of relativity is the greatest.  Relativity in conjunction with Hamilton's principle allows us to describe a wide range of phenomenon with some pretty basic ideas.  Plus its really cool.
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Yes, modern day inventions are fascinating. Imagine the stuff that companies have developed but have not shown us. Just the other day, I was reading about quantum teleportation and about creating force fields with plasma. It is amazing how far we have come and where our imagination can take us.
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Besides a tasty treat for the physicists...\n\nThe effervescence of the bubbles has been pondered by many a physicists.\n\nhttp://www.stanford.edu/dept/news/relaged/911111Arc1079.html
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sir isaac newton. the man who "discovered" the law of gravity.
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Isaac Newtwon laid down the ground work for modern day physics.  Then Einstein came along and published the most recent great discovery in physics, the theory of relativity.  The problem is, these two contradict each other.  Steven Hawkings and others have since been working with string theory, which would explain these contradictions.
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hi! you are gifted!even your fellowmen dont agree what you discovered maybe your discovery will be helpful for future research and studies.
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People sort of understand waves and they understand particles, light might be a disturbance in the space time continum. Just a definate bit energy with an uncertainty where it is, traveling. Some "particles" exist for such a short time , they are more a resonance. I am looking forward to new research and thoughts on nature of light.
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Well just look around you. Every breakthrough is made by the help of physics. Electricity, gravity, magnatic fields, planes motion rockets launching, water movement and almost everything. \n\nIf you're asking for general knowledge i think you will never stop finding out how physics is helpful. If you're asking just to write an essay for school, i think you can google it and you'll find million results. Good luck.
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I have a best site name. I hope it will satisfy you. Try it because it is one of the my favourite site contain all science subjects. In this site u can see all the latest invention from universities of all around the world, and also there date of invention.
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1- Albert Eienstien ( His work in explaining the electrophotonic cell based on quantum mechanics)...note: this is not his greatest work, the theory of relativity is more important but it was not understandable by other scientists that time.\n\n2- Maxwell ( His work in establish the Electromagnetic Theory ).\n\n3- NIELS BOHR (for his services in the investigation of the structure of atoms and of the radiation emanating from them)\n\n4- WERNER HEISENBERG (for the creation of quantum mechanics, the application of which has, inter alia, led to the discovery of the allotropic forms of hydrogen)\n\n5-  WOLFGANG PAULI (for the discovery of the Exclusion Principle, also called the Pauli Principle)
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A general part of a particular opens up a whole lot of questions. Beg ginning student of physics guess I would be of thee. So, for your question, #1 is truth for you at this time, the other only asks of itself.
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Umm,.. hmm.  You should probably google this, keyword: superconductors.  Its not really a new discovery.
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This one has been done before, but it's still awesome.\n\nhttp://www.snopes.com/science/dhmo.asp
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Yes, physics is interesting and it is the study of how nature works. Keep trying and thinking about things. Develop your logic and things will be easier to understand.
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I agree, the Physics section is a great place to ask your 'masterfully' worded question.
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Ever since man took an interest in the sciences, from perhaps the time of Aristotle onwards, from time to time great ideas have been put forward. Some of these have seemed initially ludicrous, and turned out to be so. Others, with a little development, have given us a great insight into the way that the world works and enabled us to move on. \nAt a given moment of time, it may appear that what we know is fairly correct and will correct timelessly. However, history has shown that this is not the case. Eventually, perhaps, we will know everything, but right now this is far from the case. \nTake one of the fundamental aspects of physics, for instance. For a long time now people have thought that the matter is made up of tiny, invisible particles; atoms and their sub-components. This is the model we learn and that everyone worked around. \nYet in recent times, this has been challenged, by what is known as string theory - and it now seems that this is a better model, perhaps the more 'correct' one. \nString theory, against the traditional theory of matter, says that matter is caused by the vibrations of a string-like structure. These are the fundamental building blocks of matter. It is a bizarre sounding radical theory at first, but now has much support. \nJust like a violin string when plucked will produce sounds, and different sounds when plucked in different ways, so it is with the universe - with string theory, the fluctuations give rise to matter. On this view, the universe may romantically be described as a symphony. The framework of the vibrating string causes the song that we see around us. \nThis, then, in outline is string theory, and it has greatly changed the way that modern physicists do their subject.
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Einstein received the Nobel Prize in physics for his discovery that a quanta of energy (photon) could free up an electron in his famous photoelectric effect.