Question: I am interested in physics, but what applications does that have in engineering?

anon answered on 26 Jun 2015:

There is quite a big overlap between physics and engineering. One example is in electronics where the physicist is concerned with how a device works such as the Hall effect device which uses magnetic field to defelect the flow of electrons. principal invented by a physicist but is used as a magnetic sensor in electronics – eg to find out how fast a wheel spins.

But physics to very much in depth a bout how things work, where as engineers make use of the devices.