World Year of Physics 2005: Difference between revisions

{{Short description | Physics celebration honoring Einstein's contributions}}

[[Image:WYP2005 logo.png|thumb|right|200px|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.]]

The year 2005 was named the '''World Year of Physics''', also known as '''Einstein Year''', in recognition of the 100th anniversary of [[Albert Einstein]]'s "[[Annus Mirabilis Papers|Miracle Year]]", in which he published four landmark papers, and the subsequent advances in the field of [[physics]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Year of Physics 2005 |url=https://www2.lbl.gov/LBL-Programs/wyp2005/index.html |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=www2.lbl.gov}}</ref>

Physics has been the basis for understanding the physical world and nature as a whole. The applications of physics are the basis for much of today's technology. In order to both raise worldwide awareness of physics and celebrate the major advances made in the field, the World Congress of Physical Societies proposed<ref name=fusion>{{cite web |url=https://www.euro-fusion.org/newsletter/2005-unesco-world-year-of-physics/ |title=2005 – UNESCO World Year of Physics |publisher=Eurofusion |date=December 1, 2004 |access-date=December 4, 2017 }}</ref> and the [[IUPAP|International Union of Pure and Applied Physics]] resolved that 2005 should be commemorated as the World Year of Physics. This was subsequently endorsed by [[UNESCO]].<ref name=fusion/>

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>

* 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.

* 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> were in place from April to September 2005 and displayed information on the theories and life of Albert Einstein.

* The [[Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics]], [[Waterloo, Ontario]], Canada, hosted '''Einstein Fest''' from September 30 to October 23.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/activities/community/einsteinfest/ |title=EinsteinFest |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050930235325/http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/activities/community/einsteinfest/ |publisher=[[Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics]] |archive-date=September 30, 2005 }}</ref>

* 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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*[http://www.wyp2005.org/ World Year of Physics 2005]

*[http://www.einsteinyear.org/ Einstein Year 2005]

*[http://www.physics2005.org/events/ Listing of US events planned to commemorate World Year of Physics]

[[Category:United Nations observances]]