Applied Physics (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134159386
Author: Dale Ewen, Neill Schurter, Erik Gundersen
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 0, Problem 2RQ
Who among the following is an example of a theoretical physicist?
- a. Archimedes, who measured the volume of water that was displaced after placing objects in a tub of water.
- b. Albert Einstein, who performed various thought experiments in his mind to arrive at his theories of relativity.
- c. Marie Curie, who, along with her husband, was credited with discovering radioactivity through a series of laboratory experiments.
- d. Benjamin Franklin, who determined, through various laboratory experiments, that electricity is the flow of microscopic charged particles.
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