Editing World Year of Physics 2005 (section)

==Selected celebrations==
[[Image:E equals m plus c square at Taipei101.jpg|thumb|upright|The mass–energy equivalence formula displayed on [[Taipei 101]] in celebration of World Year of Physics 2005]]

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.
* 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]], 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>
* A ''Beyond Einstein World Wide Webcast'', organized by [[CERN]], was held on December 1, 2005.
* 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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File:EinsteinE.JPG|One of 16 Einstein ''E'''s on [[Berlin]]'s [[Unter den Linden]]
File:Einstein sculpture at Questacon in April 2008.jpg|Statue at [[Questacon]], [[Canberra, Australian Capital Territory]], 2005
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