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The conceptual differences between physics theories discussed in the 19th century and those that were most historically prominent in the first decades of the 20th century lead to a characterization of the earlier sciences as "classical physics" while the work based on quantum and relativity theories became known as "modern physics".
"High school physics textbooks" (PDF). Reports on high school physics. American Institute of Physics; Zitzewitz, Paul W. (2005). Physics: principles and problems. New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0078458132
History of nuclear physics – history of the field of physics that studies the building blocks and interactions of atomic nuclei. History of nuclear fusion – mechanism powering stars and modern weapons of mass destruction. History of electromagnetism – electricity, magnets, and light from radio waves to gamma rays
History of geophysics – history of the physics of the Earth and its environment in space; also the study of the Earth using quantitative physical methods; History of materials physics – history of the use of physics to describe materials in many different ways such as force, heat, light and mechanics.
The Scientific Revolution was a series of events that marked the emergence of modern science during the early modern period, when developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology (including human anatomy) and chemistry transformed the views of society about nature.
astrophysics, the physics in the universe, including the properties and interactions of celestial bodies in astronomy; atmospheric physics is the application of physics to the study of the atmosphere; space physics is the study of plasmas as they occur naturally in the Earth's upper atmosphere (aeronomy) and within the Solar System
Mechanics (from Ancient Greek μηχανική (mēkhanikḗ) 'of machines') [1] [2] is the area of physics concerned with the relationships between force, matter, and motion among physical objects. [3] Forces applied to objects may result in displacements, which are changes of an object's position relative to its environment.
The historiography of science or the historiography of the history of science is the study of the history and methodology of the sub-discipline of history, known as the history of science, including its disciplinary aspects and practices (methods, theories, schools) and the study of its own historical development ("History of History of Science", i.e., the history of the discipline called ...