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{{Short description | Physics celebration honoring Einstein's contributions}} {{refimprove|date=December 2017}} [[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>
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