Physics: a fundamental force for future security

Michelle Simmons

Contributors:
DAVID JAMIESON & CHENNUPATI JAGADISHAND

“What is matter? What is energy? What holds matter together? How do the various constituents of the universe interact at the most basic level? Where does the Earth sit in relation to the rest of the universe? Can we predict the movements of the stars?

Physics gives us the knowledge to address remarkable questions like these. But knowledge is also power: a better understanding of these laws allows us to improve the ways we interact with, and harness, our environment. And if you look at the rapid development in human technology over the past two centuries, it is amazing just how much technological change has been derived from advances in physics …”