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Engineering physics
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<p>Engineering physics (EP), sometimes engineering science, is the <a href="/facts/Field_of_study/pKoQHpYL">field of study</a> combining <a href="/facts/Pure_science/QvrBkrRb">pure science</a> disciplines (such as <a href="/facts/Physics/a7aH2y08">physics</a>, <a href="/facts/Mathematics/pxTouaz4">mathematics</a>, <a href="/facts/Chemistry/SrNqkGVm">chemistry</a> or <a href="/facts/Biology/1M1ee3pB">biology</a>) and <a href="/facts/Engineering/RFVg8H3I">engineering</a> disciplines (<a href="/facts/Computer_engineering/5x1TRKGo">computer</a>, <a href="/facts/Nuclear_engineering/wu26D25C">nuclear</a>, <a href="/facts/Electrical_engineering/YYXW1KLW">electrical</a>, <a href="/facts/Aerospace_engineering/2Ib02w7f">aerospace</a>, <a href="/facts/Medical_engineering/TNAa3sqa">medical</a>, <a href="/facts/Materials_engineering/N5HrXRYW">materials</a>, <a href="/facts/Mechanical_engineering/cbId4fye">mechanical</a>, etc.). </p><p>In many languages, the term technical physics is also used. It has been used since 1861 by the German physics teacher J. Frick [de] in his publications. </p>