Physics plays an important role in health, economic development,
education, energy, and the environment. Our modern world is much more
connected than in previous historical times. These days we travel far,
communicate easily and quickly, and conduct business around the world
effortlessly. In fact almost no place on earth has been excluded from
the modern interconnected world.
Physics can play an important role in developing strategies to combat
climate change, in the development of cleaner energies, and in the
development of technological advancements. Then why is it that
developing nations spend such a small portion of the GDP on research and
development in these areas? Is it because the benefits of science and
physics specifically are not fully recognized in industrialized and
developing nations? Is it that they really do not want to face the idea
that our world is in desperate need of change to ensure we do not
destroy ourselves?
Physics and technology must work together to resolve the need for new
technologies that will decrease the damage to our planet, for strategies
to ensure that the people of developing countries have the tools to
progress, the need for solutions to deadly diseases that remain a
threat, and the need for solutions to the increasing demands we place on
our resources before they are depleted.
The role of physics in our modern world is more important than in any other time in history
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