All 9 Uses of
physics
in
Atlas Shrugged
- At thirty-two, he became head of the Department of Physics of the Patrick Henry University, in the days when the great University still deserved its glory.†
Chpt 1.7 *physics = the science of matter and energy
- Physics and philosophy.†
Chpt 1.7
- "We talked physics all the way down here," said Galt.†
Chpt 3.1
- Giving a course of lectures on physics, as I do every year during this month.†
Chpt 3.2
- They got the highest grades in the class....They were majoring in two subjects: physics and philosophy.†
Chpt 3.2
- I knew better; what amazed me was that these children knew it, too......Robert Stadler was head of the Department of Physics, as I was head of the Department of Philosophy.†
Chpt 3.2
- Neither did I......John came back for his postgraduate course in physics.†
Chpt 3.2
- A faint convulsion ran over Robert Stadler's face at the words: "—former head of the Department of Physics of the Patrick Henry University.†
Chpt 3.3
- Have you had a high-school course in physics?†
Chpt 3.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(physics) the science of matter and energy and their interactions
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
During Shakespeare's time, physics could refer to alleviating pain or illness. As a noun, physics could refer to medications--especially laxatives.