Is physics a dying subject?

Originally Answered: Is physics dying? Physics isn’t dying. There are plenty of problems left to solve. However, it might not be a good career choice, because industry and government aren’t always terribly interested right now.

What is the future of physics?

From cancer treatment to tackling climate change, gaming to robotics and artificial intelligence, physics and physicists are on the front line, helping to shape the future. At a time when jobs are changing, physics offers a vast and expanding range of career paths. And it’s not only science and technology.

What is the last breakthrough in physics?

Sun-made Neutrinos Detected Physicists have made the first detection of neutrinos that can be traced to carbon-nitrogen-oxygen fusion — also known as the CNO cycle — inside the sun. The landmark finding is being hailed as one of the greatest discoveries in physics of the new millennium.

Is getting a PhD in Theoretical Physics worth it?

You might be better-off to get your physics degree in B.Sc. and then go get an MD. I have heard from many sources that getting a PhD in theoretical physics (relativity, string theory, cosmology) is a trap. The US trains twice as many PhD’s as there are jobs available.

Why are the problems of modern physics so unsolved?

And they are as unsolved today as they were then. The major cause of this stagnation is that physics has changed, but physicists have not changed their methods. As physics has progressed, the foundations have become increasingly harder to probe by experiment. Technological advances have not kept size and expenses manageable.

Is getting a PhD in theoretical physics a trap?

I have heard from many sources that getting a PhD in theoretical physics (relativity, string theory, cosmology) is a trap. The US trains twice as many PhD’s as there are jobs available. Also, there is tough competition and only a 1/4th of PhD’s get tenure at a university!

Do theoretical physicists ignore the philosophy and sociology of Science?

The consequence has been that experiments in the foundations of physics past the 1970s have only confirmed the already existing theories. None found evidence of anything beyond what we already know. But theoretical physicists did not learn the lesson and still ignore the philosophy and sociology of science.