Summary of Classical Physics - III
Physics near the end of 19th Century (Continued)
Laws that describe particles and waves were formulated by
- Newton – three laws + law of gravity describe motion of particles
- Maxwell – four laws describe all electromagnetic effects including light
- First and second laws of thermodynamics describe heat and irreversible behavior
Fundamental physics appeared finished – The laws appear to be so comprehensive that all that remained was more precise measurements and new discoveries of force laws