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It's fun to imagine the species in x-hundred years. My college physics professor once told us that in 500 years, physics professors will still teach Maxwell's e
by automatic6131 3y ago
It's fun to imagine the species in x-hundred years. My college physics professor once told us that in 500 years, physics professors will still teach Maxwell's equations in the format he was showing us. And honestly, I think he's right.
Somethings we will do the same way for hundreds of years, like the wheelbarrow will still exist in 500 years as it has for likely the previous 5,000.
Otoh, I doubt we will be going faster than light this millenium.
- rkagerer 3y agoNaw in another 500 they'll be antigravbarrows
- nine_k 3y agoWe still teach the Newton laws that are comparably old. We also teach that they are approximate, but work flawlessly for household-scale speeds and masses.
- zzzeek 3y agothere will be "physics professors" in 500 years, I see we are being optimistic about humanity
- adgjlsfhk1 3y agothe only plausible possibility for a major change in Maxwell's laws is if we discover a magnetic monopole. It's fairly unlikely, but there isn't a solid reason one shouldn't exist as far as I know.