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{{Short description | Physics celebration honoring Einstein's contributions}}
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The year 2005
[[Image:E equals m plus c square at Taipei101.jpg|thumb|right|The mass–energy equivalence formula was displayed on [[Taipei 101]] during the event of the '''World Year of Physics 2005'''.]]▼
==History==
▲[[Image:light cone.png|thumb|right|The logo is meant to represent the [[light cone]] diagram used in [[special relativity]] to show locations that are in [[causality (physics)|causal contact]] and those that are not.]]
==Selected celebrations==
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The World Year of Physics officially began with a conference held in mid-January in Paris, titled ''Physics for Tomorrow''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aps.org/newsroom/pressreleases/wypparis.cfm |title=World Year of Physics 2005 Begins With Paris Conference |publisher=[[American Physical Society]] |date=January 10, 2005 |type=press release |access-date=December 4, 2017 }}</ref>
[[File:EinsteinE.JPG|thumb|right|One of 16 Einstein ''E'''s on [[Berlin]]'s [[Unter den Linden]]]]▼
* In the [[United States]], the [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]] sponsored several activities in cooperation with the [[Smithsonian Institution]] and [[NASA]]'s [[Goddard Space Flight Center]], including various lecture series and resident programs
[[File:Einstein sculpture at Questacon in April 2008.jpg|thumb|right|Statue at [[Questacon]], [[Canberra, Australian Capital Territory]], 2005]]▼
* In [[Berlin]], sixteen large, red ''E''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> have been erected along a section of the famous [[Unter den Linden]] boulevard. Called the "Einstein Mile", the ''E''<nowiki>'s</nowiki>
▲* In the [[United States]], the [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]] sponsored several activities in cooperation with the [[Smithsonian Institution]] and [[NASA]]'s [[Goddard Space Flight Center]], including various lecture series and resident programs. [http://www.physics.umd.edu/events/spevents/Physics2005/index.html University of Maryland Celebration].
▲* In [[Berlin]], sixteen large, red ''E''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> have been erected along a section of the famous [[Unter den Linden]] boulevard. Called the "Einstein Mile", the ''E''<nowiki>'s</nowiki>, which has been in place from April to September 2005 displaying information on the theories and life of Albert Einstein.
* In [[Egypt]], the [[Library of Alexandria]] organized the [[Einstein Symposium]].
* [[San Marino]] issued a [[€2 commemorative coins#2005 coinage|€2 commemorative coin]].
* The [[Wenceslas Pantaleon Kirwitzer|Kirwitzer]] Day 2005 in [[Kadaň]], the [[Czech Republic]], was dedicated to Einstein's theories.
* The [[Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics]], [[Waterloo, Ontario]],
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* Violinist [[JackLiebeck]] and [[Oxford University]] physics professor [[Brian Foster (physicist)|Brian Foster]] created a joint presentation, ''Einstein's Universe'', for the World Year of Physics, and continued to tour with it in the 2010s.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jessica |last=Duchen |author-link=Jessica Duchen |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/features/the-relative-beauty-of-the-violin-2196313.html |title=The relative beauty of the violin |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=January 28, 2011 |access-date=December 4, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Richard |last=Mays |url=http://www.chambermusic.co.nz/news-and-reviews/einsteins-universe-professor-inspires-pupils |title=Einstein's Universe: Professor inspires pupils |newspaper=The Tribune |location=[[Palmerston North]] |date=July 26, 2013 |access-date=December 4, 2017 |via=Chamber Music New Zealand }}</ref>
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.einsteinyear.org/ Einstein Year 2005]
*[http://www.physics2005.org/events/ Listing of US events planned to commemorate World Year of Physics]
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