The History of Physics and Its Applications

Video Topics

-Thales of Miletus: 0:36
-4 Elements: 1:11
-Archimedes: 1:46
-Optics: 4:25
-Rainbows: 5:29
-Magnetism/The Compass: 6:10
-Galileo: 7:29
-Isaac Newton: 8:30
-Leyden Jar: 10:20
-Double Slit Experiment: 11:24
-James Joule/Thermodynamics: 12:25
-Maxwell's Equations: 14:06
-X-Rays: 14:39
-Radioactivity: 16:00
-Alpha/Beta Radiation: 17:26
-Gamma Radiation: 17:47

[chriscockrell]

546 BC all out of one element Thales of Miletus: 0:36
Eclispe
-4 Elements - States of matter: 1:11
buyancy and density (gold crown), mechanical advantage -Archimedes: 1:46
-Optics: 4:25
11th
-Rainbows: 5:29
-Magnetism/The Compass: 6:10
-Galileo - relative speed and falling bodies: 7:29
-Isaac Newton - gravity: 8:30
-Leyden Jar - 1745 Capacitors: 10:20
-Double Slit Experiment: 11:24
-James Joule/Thermodynamics: 12:25
Mayor was first
-Maxwell's Equations: 14:06
relating electricity and magnetism
-X-Rays: 14:39

-Radioactivity: 16:00
-Alpha/Beta Radiation: 17:26
-Gamma Radiation: 17:47

[zachstar]

A few things I want to comment on

1) TLDW: 0:16 - 0:29 on 1/4 speed.

2) I apologize in advance for the mispronunciations, researching how to say these physicists names was like 50% of the work that went into this video.

3) I already posted this but again thank you for 100k subs you guys!

[jaze_ph]

It's a warm summer evening, circa 600 BC. You've finished your shopping at the local market, or agora... and you look up at the night sky. There you notice some of the stars seem to move, so you name them planetes or wanderer.

[lichh]

There is a book called "The Science Book Big Ideas Simply Explained" It contains many of the things that you mentioned. I just started reading it for fun.

[PKPS]

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[Questiala]

I love how Zach just has one channel for maths and then the other for a bunch of skits.

[Thebeautifulgame]

I stopped studying science at the age of 16. Nearly 10 years later, I'm discovering a passion for it that I didn't know existed, solely based on your videos. So, thanks!

[charlesmcmillion]

The Great Physicists' Road Trip by Ms. Rachel C. Millison

Great physicists and a few of their friends from the past decide to return to Earth for one last road-trip vacation to the coast together. They all appear on Earth on the designated evening. Heisenberg pulls up behind the wheel of a gigantic 1930's car, a huge grin on his face.
As they're getting in the car, Hubble looks up and says "What a wonderfully dark sky".
"Shouldn't be" responds Olbers.
"Always has been" says Hoyle.
"No, it hasn't" says Lemaitre.
"I knew that!" says an embarrassed Einstein.
Once they're all in, Teller says "Hey guys, this trip is going to be The Bomb!".
"Yeah, but why do I always have to organize?" asks Oppenheimer.
"Where exactly will we end up?" asks Kepler.
"That's impossible to predict" says Bohr.
"I just can't believe that's true" says Einstein.
Heisenberg punches the throttle and the old car roars off.
"Say - this thing sure accelerates" says Newton.
"I don't know, Isaac. It feels like gravity to me" smirks Einstein.

Later that night, as they are speeding down a country road, a police car catches up to them and pulls them over.[1]
"Do you know how fast you were going?" the cop asks. [1]
"No, but I know exactly where I am" Heisenberg replies. [1]
The cop says "You were doing 55 in a 35" [1]
Heisenberg throws up his hands and shouts "Great! Now I'm lost!" [1]
The cop thinks this is suspicious and orders him to pop open the trunk. He checks it out and says "Do you know you have a dead cat back here?" [1]
"We do now, a**hole!" shouts Schrodinger. [1]
"I think it's time to split" says Everett.
"Scatter!!!" yells a panicked Compton.

"Say, officer - how did you manage to spot us on such a dark night?" asks Hubble.
"I saw the light from your head lamps" says the cop.
"How fast was *it* going?" asks Michelson.
"That's simple addition" giggles Galileo.
"Not exactly" says Lorentz.
"Look here" says Heisenberg, "how do you know I was going that fast?"
"I clocked you over a measured distance" says the cop.
"How often?" asks Hertz.
"I disagree with your measurement, officer" interjects Einstein.
"Don't start tonight, Albert" says Bohr, shaking his head.
"What Herr Einstein is trying to say" continues Heisenberg, "is that time was running at a different rate for you than for us".
"WHAT??? I should have realized that!" exclaims Newton.
"I discovered it first" interjects Hooke.
"It's true" says Maxwell. "We're all famous scientists and, believe us, Herr Einstein proved it, though it came as no surprise to me".
"Must have been a real eureka moment" nods Archimedes.
"Extraordinary!" says Galileo.
"Extraordinary evidence" asserts Sagan.
"Well, it sounds awfully complicated" responds the cop.
"Not really. I'll draw you a simple diagram" says Feynman.
Totally flummoxed, the cop lets them go with a warning. As he drives away, Doppler cocks his head and listens to the sound of the receding police car. "Gotta love that" he says.
"Amen" responds Hubble.

Returning to their car, Lord Kelvin remarks "Sure is warm tonight"
"Yep - lots of disorder" replies Boltzmann.
"In places you'd never expect, Ludwig" adds Hawking.
"I was lucky to get away with that" says Heisenberg. "Most cops think they're better than everyone else".
"Yes - I hate inequality" adds Bell.
"Though you *were* speeding" says Faraday to Heisenberg. "I carefully observed the needle creep from 35 to 55".
"Actually, it went up in jumps, Michael" replies Planck.
"I couldn't see it because of the condensation" says Bose.
"Please keep it under 0.07, Werner" says Mach.
"In which frame of reference?" asks Albert.
"Hey, Max" says Heisenberg, "If you loan me a tiny bit of money, I'll pay it back so quickly you'll never notice it was gone".

As they pile back into the car, Bohr says "See here - you must fill the seats in order - no empty spaces allowed. And stop interfering with each other!"
"Only one of you can sit next to me!" yells an agitated Pauli.
"I need my own space" grumbles Minkowski.
"Say, Werner - it's stuffy in here. Be a good chap and crack the window a bit" says Hawking.
"Sorry, Stephen. It can be all the way up or all the way down, but nowhere in between" replies Heisenberg.
"Hey guys - Albert and I just figured out a great shortcut. Only one bridge" announces Rosen.
"It will save us a lot of distance" says Einstein, "but it might get spooky".
"We could just tunnel" says Hund.
"I prefer left-hand turns" says Madame Wu.

Arriving at the beach the next morning, they hurry from the car and stand looking out over the ocean.
"Look at the wonderful waves" says Schrodinger.
"They don't look like waves to me" says Bohr.
"This is not my idea of a sea" opines Fermi.
Looking down at the fine sand, Dirac exclaims "Look at all the particles!"
"Now *those* look like waves" says De Broglie.
"This is great!" exclaims Feynman, rubbing his hands together. "Now, lets go meet some girls!"
"Sounds good to me!" exclaims Schrodinger.
"Let's delay" says Wheeler.
"We have to be discrete" warns Bohm.
"I need to shave first" says Occam.
"What are girls?" asks Newton.


1 Based on, and including the original joke attributed to Rich Granger, Engineer, Battelle.

[MoralesAlvaradoFatima]

This video is a fascinating exploration of the history of physics, starting with early concepts from Thales of Miletus and the four elements, and progressing through key figures like Archimedes, Galileo, and Newton, up to modern discoveries such as X-rays and radioactivity. Each section focuses on important milestones that have shaped our understanding of the physical world, highlighting crucial experiments like the double-slit experiment and Maxwell's equations. It's an excellent resource for understanding how physics has evolved over the centuries.

[chronologious]

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[peachesnpearls]

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[quahntasy]

Now physics is done to push out massive amount of research papers, get grants, and grades.

Pretty sad.

[SK-rsjy]

Was never a fan of physics at school but this video was so interesting

[noir]

I still do not understand how they come up with those formulas. Has the formula proven to be right? Also how is it possible to instill a formula from your own observations?

[gregurbanek]

Very interesting to hear it explained with coordinated visuals.

[fisikalectures]

one of my favourite documentaries when i just wanna chill and relax

[JRMY]

Watching this video because im stalling on continuing studying for my electromagnetism test.. I should get back, thank you MAJORPREP I subscribed almost 2 years ago because I was an engineering major, recently switched to applied mathematics. Thank you for always inspiring both indirectly such as videos like these, and directly when you give your own input and suggestion. Looking forward to part 2! The history of Mathematics video was also very good.

[fang]

15:50 also, in german we actually call x-rays Röntgenstrahlen, so he got those waves named after him too!:)

[pratikmane]

Earlier physics was fueled by curiosity, Now, by grades.

[admiralhyperspace]

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