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.
The deal is split between the phone-making unit and Nokia's patents. Microsoft will spend $5 billion (â¬3.79bn) on the phone-making unit, and $2.17 billion (â¬1.65bn) on licensing Nokia's patents. 32,000 Nokia employees will transfer to Microsoft, including 4,700 people in Finland.