Physics Revolution (from mystical to realism)

written by Gerry van Klinken

This book refresh my thoughts in physics (a subject that I like :p), made me admire those GREAT scientist even more, and gives understanding on several important definitions. Moreover, the book present each great scientist inventions and ideas; and revolutions that connected those great thinker...

One of the things that i've just realized after reading that book is about the definition of a philosopher : I thought that a philosopher only thinks in the social manner..yet in that book I learned that from Plato until Aristoteles, those philosophers interpret the mechanism of nature in their logical way (even though most of it are influenced by the mystical way)...metaphysics so called, interest them the most...

It's marvellous how the book explain about the revolutions in physics.

• The first time those philosophers thinks about physics is when they look at the sky (astronomy-a mystical subjects for the ancient people)...they tried to explain many phenomenon in astronomy; the stars, cloud, planets, and the milky way; you may have heard about the heliosentric theory of Copernicus. Copernicus is one of the milestones of physics revolution..He contributed many thoughts in astronomy, based on observations; such as, the earth is round since you can see a ship in the ocean from the top of the mountain, but you cant see it down in the valley..a logical conclusion based on a simple observation indeed...From the subject of wonders, astronomy, people became fanatics in pursuing the truth of nature...

• The next revolution is based on the thoughts of Newton (I'm sorry I skip many great scientists, but I wanted to make it as short as possible, so it wont be so boring)..a GREAT GREAT philosopher!!!!!!!!!I really really admire this man!!!!!he explains many things and gives the platform of kynematics and dynamics in the modern science..he is a combination of a creative phillosopher and a brilliant mathematician..this combination has made him so popular; thus, so many people were influence by his thoughts and called Newtonian!!One of his biggest contribution is an equation of the Force with gravity and the connections with distance!!!!!!GOSH!!!!!GOSH!!!!!!!!he also creates simple theory in dynamics, about force, acceleration, action-reaction of forces....BRILLIANT!!!!!cant say much except those words (mind me, I have limited vocabulary)

• Faraday is the next great philosoher!!!He made many experiments on electromagnetics...he tried to relates several forces (electrical, light, magnetics) and he succeeded...he found the connections!!!unfortunately he didnt found the relations between those forces with gravitation..he conducted many complicated experiments, for different phenomenon...his experiments and ideas are used by many scientists even until today

• the biggest and my most favourite philosopher ever is Einstein (I even got a picture with him hihihi)!!!! OK, THIS GUY IS MAGNIFICENT!!!he is a philosopher, a pure one!!he seldom reads his predecessor's journals or thoughts but his ideas leaps beyond others!!He solve the debatable topic of eter and light!!debated topics by many of great scientists and he SOLVED it!!!!GOSH!!!!!!!GOSH!!!!SUBHANALLAH!!I wonder how did he found such magnificent imagination..

As you can see in the next photo, I took a picture with Einstein in Madamme Tussaud..hehe..looks like real right?

Physics has set and attracts many great people to think and innovate beyond others imagination..It try to reveals the secret of GOD!It tries to connect between each inventions (electric, magnetic, light, gravity, and so many others)..trying to find the ONE and ONLY secret and absolute formula of GOD!!...To discover the formula each scientists have different approaches, one tried to think and logically explain as a philosopher, while others tried to explain with empirical evidence, and the last approaches are done by the mathematician..All of it is sprited to find the TRUTH and complement each other...

In The Holy Koran there are 2 types of 'wahyu' (dont know the English), kauliyah and kauniyah...Many moslem believe in ALLAH when they read the Kauniyah sections..The Kauniyah section approaches the believer using the nature phenomena, like the process of pregnancy, the big bang, etc..In this point I believe that science is closer to the hand of ALLAH..and now I see the importance of developing science, other than as the engineering foundation

may ALLAH bless the people that seek the truth...