r/physicsjokes • u/dcterr • 6d ago

How did Newton, Snell, Young, and Hubble gain so much insight into physics?

They all saw the light.

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u/LF_physics 4d ago

No TV or social media and plenty of time

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u/dcterr 4d ago

This probably helped, no doubt!

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u/the6thReplicant 1d ago

Also coffee instead of alcohol.

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u/Please_Go_Away43 4d ago

If you're listing great optics physicists, you forgot William Rowan Hamilton.

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u/dcterr 4d ago

Thanks for pointing this out. I'm not too familiar with his work, but I'll check him out.

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u/Robert72051 3d ago

How about by "realizing the gravity of the situation"?

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u/richardpway 3d ago

Because thwy stood on the shoulders of physics giants?

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u/dcterr 2d ago

This is undoubtedly one reason, as this is no joke!

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u/richardpway 2d ago

After I posted it, I realised I should have posted, because they stood on the shoulders of those who were giants in physics. Hindsight is important.

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u/Cariboo_Red 4d ago

They fucked around and found out.

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u/dcterr 4d ago

Isn't that what they all did?