What is the relationship of physics to society?

Answer 1

The word 'Physics' comes from the Greek word 'phusis' meaning 'nature', introduced by the ancient scientist 'Aristotle'. Man has always been fascinated by nature. So, he questioned and sought answers for every phenomena nature could offer. The branch of science which is devoted to the study of nature and natural phenomena is called Physics. It is expected that all the events in nature take place according to some basic laws. Physics reveals these basic laws from day-to-day observations.

The knowledge of physics accumulated till 1900 is called classical physics that deals with macroscopic phenomena. It includes subjects like:

• Mechanics
• Thermodynamics
• Electromagnetism, and
• Optics

Almost all phenomenal activities can be explained on the basis of physics. In a way you can say that all that around us are influenced by physics our daily habitual actions can be related physics