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Why is physics a dead end?
It’s a vicious cycle: Costly experiments result in lack of progress. Lack of progress increases the costs of further experiment. This cycle must eventually lead into a dead end when experiments become simply too expensive to remain affordable. A $40 billion particle collider is such a dead end.
Who is the current greatest physicist?
6 of the greatest modern physicists
- Stephen Hawking. Stephen Hawking has been widely recognized as one of the best minds in physics today and is widely recognized as one of the most famous modern physicists.
- Steven Weinberg.
- Edward Witten.
- Alan Guth.
- Peter Higgs.
- Freeman Dyson.
Is theoretical particle physics a dead subject?
Search: No. Theoretical particle physics is definitely a dead subject. Other areas of theoretical physics have made great strides in applications but at the same time there hasn’t been any fundamentally new development in our understanding of physics for decades.
What are some examples of the stagnation of Physics?
A pretty ironic example of the stagnation in physics is that the third course in an introductory college physics sequence (after mechanics and electromagnetism) is often called “Modern Physics.” This course usually covers quantum theory, which we like to think of as “modern”.
Do you feel sorry for people who don’t understand physics?
I actually feel sorry for people that do not understand the laws of physics in their full mathematical glory because they are missing out on something that is truly divine.
Is physics a white man’s profession?
Search: Physics has without a doubt been a profession of white men in the past. Diversity is still very lacking in physics today. I was reflecting with a friend recently that both as an undergraduate and in graduate school, none of my physics professors were either Black or Latino.