Physicists have become adept at finding good examples of the long-term benefit of basic physics: the quantum theory of solids leading to semiconductors and computer chips, nuclear magnetic resonance leading to MRI imaging, particle accelerators leading to beams for cancer treatment. ![]() ![]() ![]() One of the problems is that it is hard to predict definitely what the payback of basic physics will be, though few dispute that physics is somehow "good." This is the perennial question posed to physicists by their non-science friends, by students in the humanities and social sciences, and by politicians looking to justify spending tax dollars on basic science. ![]() What good is fundamental physics to the person on the street?
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