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Electricity and magnetism used to be considered separate phenomena, but then they were found to be two aspects of a single electromagnetic force. Electromagnet
by chriswarbo 11y ago
Electricity and magnetism used to be considered separate phenomena, but then they were found to be two aspects of a single electromagnetic force.
Electromagnetism and the weak force used to be considered separate phenomena, but then they were found to be two aspects of a single electroweak force.
Progress can't be made if we just accept everything as-is and don't investigate more deeply.
- noir_lord 11y agoAgreed, and the interesting fundamental thing we discover this year sometimes has practical applications 30 years down the line. The semi-conductor wouldn't have existed except for such fundamental work in prior decades. I dislike the "well, that's just the way it is" response to our not understanding something (as do fortunately the smarter people than me scientists!).
- riffraff 11y agoI think what grandparent means is that the question in the title is odd, I thought the same thing, maybe the article explains it bit bit otherwise this seems based on a perception and thus noto really more interesting than, say, why is 3 larger than 2.