The article sort of jumps straight from Faraday's law to special relativity.
I would think it's at least worth mentioning that Maxwell's equations did unify the electric and magnetic forces prior to relativity.
They aren't always taught as completely separate things, even in classical physics.
I would also say, this is a great example of how once we have a word, or a an explanation for a thing, it pretty much becomes invisible to us.
The magnetic phenomenon still amazes me, at 65 years old. It's what as a child, and a youth, inspired me to study electrical engineering.
Holding two permanent magnets near each other, and physically feeling the force between them, even though they don't touch each other, really frikin amazes me! Still!
Just drop everything you've ever learned or thought you knew, and hold those two magnets, and wonder at how do they know the other one is near?
Reality is just so much more amazing than make believe. It's so sad to see so much of the modern world lost in make believe...
I would think it's at least worth mentioning that Maxwell's equations did unify the electric and magnetic forces prior to relativity.
They aren't always taught as completely separate things, even in classical physics.
I would also say, this is a great example of how once we have a word, or a an explanation for a thing, it pretty much becomes invisible to us.
The magnetic phenomenon still amazes me, at 65 years old. It's what as a child, and a youth, inspired me to study electrical engineering.
Holding two permanent magnets near each other, and physically feeling the force between them, even though they don't touch each other, really frikin amazes me! Still!
Just drop everything you've ever learned or thought you knew, and hold those two magnets, and wonder at how do they know the other one is near?
Reality is just so much more amazing than make believe. It's so sad to see so much of the modern world lost in make believe...