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Radio was invented after we had Maxwell's equations - a theory that predicts electromagnetic waves. They probably could have built a radio, but they wouldn't h
by buescher 5y ago
Radio was invented after we had Maxwell's equations - a theory that predicts electromagnetic waves. They probably could have built a radio, but they wouldn't have had the idea that one was possible without a couple hundred years of advancing math and physics.
- dr_dshiv 5y agoBut stoic philosophy was so focused on resonance (sympathy) in the universe. Somehow it doesn’t seem far from their worldview. It is kind of surprising that there wasn’t more tinkering and scientific development back then.