Over the course of the 19th century, the word science became increasingly associated with the scientific method itself, as a disciplined way to study the natural world, including physics, chemistry, geology and biology.
In July 2014, Microsoft announced plans to lay off 18,000 employees. Microsoft employed 127,104 people as of June 5, 2014, making this about a 14 percent reduction of its workforce as the biggest Microsoft lay off ever. It will include 12,500 professional and factory personnel.
These new workforce reductions are in addition to the 18,000 Microsoft employees that were laid off in the past 12 months. Microsoft also announced it would record a one time impairment charge of $7.6 billion due to a write down of the company's acquisition of Nokia's Devices and Services division in 2014.