Scenarios about 'physics'
The branch of science concerned with the nature and properties of matter and energy, studying fundamental forces and how objects move through space and time. Physics has historically revolutionized our understanding of the universe from Newtonian mechanics to quantum theory and relativity, while in alternate history scenarios, different developments in physics often lead to divergent technological capabilities and scientific worldviews.
What If Einstein Never Developed Relativity?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Albert Einstein never formulated his theories of special and general relativity, potentially delaying mankind's understanding of spacetime and fundamentally altering the course of 20th-century physics and technology.
What If Faster-Than-Light Travel Was Achieved?
Exploring the alternate timeline where humanity overcame the light-speed barrier, revolutionizing space exploration, interstellar colonization, and fundamentally altering humanity's relationship with the cosmos.
What If Quantum Mechanics Was Never Discovered?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the revolutionary theories of quantum physics never emerged, dramatically altering the course of 20th and 21st century science, technology, and society.
What If Time Travel Was Possible?
Exploring the alternate timeline where humans developed the capability to travel through time, fundamentally altering our understanding of physics, causality, and human civilization itself.
What If Wormholes Were Discovered?
Exploring the alternate timeline where scientists discovered traversable wormholes, potentially revolutionizing space travel, physics, and humanity's place in the cosmos.
What If Greek Atomism Became the Dominant Scientific Theory?
Exploring how science and philosophy might have developed if Democritus and Leucippus's atomic theory had become widely accepted in the ancient world, potentially accelerating scientific understanding by millennia.