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Deep Dive • 2 pieces

The Physics Story

From Motion to Quantum Fields — Physics hardened first because it got lucky with simple, isolatable systems.

Branches from: “hardening 19 why physics got lucky”
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Pieces in this deep dive

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Archimedes Almost Started Physics (2,000 Years Early)

Syracuse, Sicily, 212 BCE. Roman soldiers storm the city after a three-year siege.

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Galileo's Inclined Plane: The First Controlled Experiment

Padua, Italy, 1604. Galileo Galilei has a problem.

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