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In 1687, Newton changed everything by publishing the Principia . He gave us a "clockwork" universe. History and Evolution of Concepts in Physics
James Clerk Maxwell unified electricity and magnetism into one field, predicting that light is an electromagnetic wave. The Modern Shake-up: Relativity and Quanta
He provided a mathematical framework for force, mass, and acceleration. biographical focus) (e.g.
Proposed that objects have a "natural place." He believed heavier objects fall faster—an idea that lasted 2,000 years.
The same force pulling an apple governs the moon. 20th century) In 1687
Einstein reimagined gravity. It’s not a "pull," but a curve in the fabric of space-time caused by mass.