Message for the Public Program Overview Mercer University Physics Department MERcer PHYsics Physics is the cornerstone of the sciences. The work of physicists has improved the energy efficiency of our homes and has provided the basis for many tools of medicine.
Physicists develop new materials and continue to provide technological advances.
In the past, they have given us radio and television, radar, fiber-optics, lasers, atomic energy, and the semiconductor devices responsible for the information age. In addition, the discoveries that launched the telecommunications revolution, including the world-wide web, were the work of physicists. Most areas of technology are affected by developments in physics. Simply stated, physics will continue to shape our society in dramatic fashion. Many of the fundamentals of physics can be readily understood by any high school graduate.