World Year of Physics 2005
 
The United Nations endorsed 2005 as the World Year of Physics: an international celebration of physics, focusing especially on Albert Einstein's pioneering contributions in 1905. While 2005 has come and gone, many of the sites associated with this celebration are still active and contain valuable links. Below are listed the major international site and national sites. This is not an exhaustive list; many countries in addition to those listed below have established excellent web sites.
 

International: WYP 2005.
http://www.wyp2005.org/activities.html

Quantum Diaries: This site is a personal look at the
daily lives of physicists from around the world as they
experience the World Year of Physics.
The site is in English, but the entries are in the native languages of the individual scientists.
(http://interactions.org/quantumdiaries/)

North America:
United States: World Year of Physics 2005.
http://www.physics2005.org/

Canada: WYP 2005 Canada.
http://www.cap.ca/wyp/index.asp

Latin America:
Mexico (Spanish only): Año Internacional de la Física 2005.
http://fisica2005.unam.mx/

Brazil (Portuguese only): Ano Mundial da F ísica 2005. http://www.sbf1.sbfisica.org.br/eventos/amf/

Africa:
Egypt: Einstein Symposium 2005
http://www.bibalex.org/Einstein2005/

South Africa: Physics 2005.
http://www.saip.org.za/physics2005/index.html

Asia and Middle East:
China (Chinese only): WYP 2005 China.
http://cps-net.org.cn/wyp2005.htm

Egypt: Einstein Symposium 2005.
http://www.bibalex.org/Einstein2005/
   

Hong Kong: International Year of Physics Hong Kong
http://www.pshk.org.hk/iyp2005/

India. A list of proposed events in recognition of the World Year of Physics 2005: Indian Physics Association Event List.
http://www.tifr.res.in/~ipa/iyp/index.htm

Israel (Hebrew and English):Year of Physics 2005.
http://physyear.weizmann.ac.il/

Japan (Japanese only): WYP 2005 Japan.
http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jps/jps/topics/wyp/wyp.html

Europe:
U.K. and Ireland: Einstein Year 2005.
http://www.einsteinyear.org/

France (French only):2005 Année mondiale de la physique.
http://www.physique2005.org/

Germany (German and English):Einsteinjahr 2005.
http://www.einsteinjahr.de/

Anno mondiale della Fisica 2005: Italy (Italian only).
http://wyp2005.sif.it/home.html

Russia (Russian only): WYP 2005 Russia.
http://www.wyp2005.ru/

Switzerland.: WYP Swiss Contribution.
http://www.wyp2005.ch/wyp2005/

Einstein Year in Bern
Also worth visiting is Einstein Year in Bern. Bern is the Swiss city where Einstein was living and working when he made his fundamental discoveries. These sites are in English, French, and German.
http://www.einstein2005.ch/

Oceania:
Australia: Einstein International Year of Physics 2005.
http://www.aip.org.au/wyop2005/

 
 
 
 

Prepared by
Loren Mendelsohn
Chief, Science Engineering Library
The City College Libraries
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March 7, 2006

Photo at right:
Einstein at CCNY in 1921. Pictured are Prof. Morris
Raphael Cohen, Prof. Wetzel, and Albert Einstein
and President Sidney Mezes sharing an umbrella.
 
 


 

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