Golden Age of Modern Physics Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
About Golden Age of Modern Physics
By the late 19th century, the theories of mechanics and electromagnetism were seen as completed. As in many other times in history of physics, there were still unresolved problems and paradoxes; such as the nature of light and other electro-magnetic radiation. It was believed to be carried by theaether, an invisible matter that fills the universe. The 1880s Michelson-Morley experiments failed to measure the aether's effect on the speed of light. In the 1890s,radioactivitywas discovered by Henri Becquerel and Marie Curie. Thetheory of relativityandquantum physicswere developed in the early 20th century to describe the relationship between space, time, radiation, and elementary particles. Besides nuclear technology, modern physics got applications inspaceflight,navigationand electronics, amo
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