Physics and society. Physical terms

Ancient people depended entirely on nature: they lived on what they found and hid in caves from rain, cold and predators. Gradually they invented hunting tools and learned to use fire, and life became easier. Knowing the laws of nature freed humanity from freezing, darkness, hunger and many diseases and let people travel over land, water and air. Among the natural sciences physics holds one of the leading places: each newly discovered law strongly influences the development of society. In Uzbekistan, research in physics is carried out mainly by institutes of the Academy of Sciences and by university laboratories. For example, institutes of astronomy, physics and technology, materials science and seismology study mechanical, heat, electric, light and sound phenomena (the names and structure of institutions change over time).