Could we build Newtonian mechanics on purpose?

03/05/2021 13 min
Could we build Newtonian mechanics on purpose?

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Episode Synopsis


One of the greatest domain models ever built was Newtonian mechanics. Why did it take physics, as a field, thousands of years to figure it out? What can we learn from Newtonian mechanics to help us model our own domains?