Chapter 0, Problem 2RQ

Who among the following is an example of a theoretical physicist?

1. a. Archimedes, who measured the volume of water that was displaced after placing objects in a tub of water.
2. b. Albert Einstein, who performed various thought experiments in his mind to arrive at his theories of relativity.
3. c. Marie Curie, who, along with her husband, was credited with discovering radioactivity through a series of laboratory experiments.
4. d. Benjamin Franklin, who determined, through various laboratory experiments, that electricity is the flow of microscopic charged particles.