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Thursday 24 August 2023
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image credit: University of Basel
22nd September 2023, University of Basel
Original publication: Website of the Swiss Physical Society
The
event is intended to honor Daniel Bernoulli (1700-1782, a member of the
world-renowned Bernoulli family of mathematicians and scientists that
had been based in Basel since 1623), especially for his role in the
development of physics in Switzerland, Europe, and the world, by making
the original site of his research in Basel, the Physics Cabinet in the
Stachelschützenhaus, an EPS Historic Site.
Daniel
Bernoulli (1700-1782) studied initially medicine in Basel, Heidelberg,
and Strasbourg, concluding with a thesis on respiration (containing
experimental and mathematical approaches). During his scientific life he
worked across many disciplines (with a focus on physics and its
mathematical foundations). In 1725 he was appointed to the St.
Petersburg Academy. In 1726 Leonhard Euler followed him to St.
Petersburg. Later on Bernoulli intended to return to Basel for a chair
in physics. But only after a vacancy in 1733 he was first successful in
obtaining a professorship in anatomy and botany, being offered finally a
professorship in physics in 1750. He then taught physics until 1776.
His most comprehensive work, the "Hydrodynamica"
of 1733/1738 achieved a fundamental advance in hydrodynamics and laid
the foundation for later progress, which included the well-known
"Bernoulli Principle", relating the speed of a fluid to its potential
energy. He published 74 papers and won a total of 10 Grand Paris Academy
Prizes for topics in astronomy, physics, and applications to nautical
problems. He was a pioneer in the development of mathematical physics by
using the powerful calculus of Leibniz in Newton’s theories.
Bernoulli's
predecessor as professor of physics at the University of Basel,
Benedict Staehelin (1695-1750), had started a collection of physics
devices and instruments that he had acquired for demonstration purposes.
These pieces were set up in the 'Physics Cabinet' (the south wing of
the "Stachelschützenhaus", built in 1729). Bernoulli added many more
apparatuses for his research and lectures on physics – among them the
experiment for the "Demonstration of the Hydrostatic Paradox" – which
demonstrates that the pressure in a liquid is independent of the shape
of the vessel and depends only on the height of the liquid column.
Bernoulli had thus significantly expanded the collection of Basel's
'Physics Cabinet'.
While the "Stachelschützenhaus" has later been
used by various other University Institutes (presently it hosts the
Clinical Virology), it was the place, where Daniel Bernoulli worked for a
quarter of a century, undertook research and gave his public
experimental physics lectures that enjoyed great popularity. For this reason the EPS has accepted our proposal to make the "Stachelschützenhaus" an EPS Historic Site. The inauguration will take place on 22nd September 2023.
Organisation: Philipp
Treutlein, Chair of the Physics Department, Ernst Meyer, President
Platform MAP/SCNAT, Friedrich-Karl Thielemann, Prof. emer.
Overview of the program
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Monday 20 February 2023
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Author: Gina Gunaratnam
The beginning of 2023 was marked by the opening ceremony of the 150th
anniversary year of the French Physical Society (SFP). The event took
place on 16th January in the prestigious Grand Amphithéâtre de la
Sorbonne, located in the heart of Paris.
Guy Wormser, current president
of the SFP, introduced the course of the afternoon, starting with the
patrons of the event: Françoise Combes, laureate of the CNRS Gold Medal
in 2020, and Serge Haroche, laureate of the Nobel Prize in physics in
2012. They were followed by numerous and illustrious speakers, among
whom Sylvie Retailleau (French minister of high education and research),
David Elbaz (research director at the CEA, French centre for nuclear
research), Caroline Collard (director of the Hubert Curien Institute)
and Valérie Masson-Delmotte, palaeontologist and co-president of the
GIEC (Groupement d’Information et d’Etude sur le Climat/International
Panel on Climate Change). All through the afternoon, various topics such
as the history of the French Physical Society, the scientific and
societal challenges for the future of physics and our warming planet
were addressed by historians and researchers in presentations and
round-table discussions.
From these exchanges, it was revealed
that the Society has always been dynamic and at the cutting edge of
physics, it has gathered together members from different backgrounds
like scientists, philosophers and teachers since its inception. Its
history was detailed in a video and presented by Olivier Darrigol
(Université Paris Cité) and Denis Gutleben (CNRS), both historians of
science. Famous scientists including Jean Perrin, Hubert Curien and
Irène Joliot-Curie were referenced having influenced and developed the
Society through the ages.
The SFP evolved with the international spread
of knowledge and now represents all the fields of physics. Professor
Combes, astrophysicist and laureate of numerous international awards,
underlined this relevance. In her specialised field, the diversity of
physics is needed for her research: condensed matter, plasma physics,
vacuum, to name but a few. As for Professor Haroche, he spoke about the
importance of the SFP in the internationalisation of physics by its
involvement in the main physical societies throughout the world
(American Physical Society, Chinese Physical Society, European Physical
Society, etc.)
The French Physical Society was also mentioned as
essential to science communication. Several speakers underlined the need
to address challenges such as inspiring the younger generation, in
particular girls. They also emphasised encouraging and supporting young
women in their work. In a context of mistrust in science and success of
dystopias, societies such as the SFP should play a key role to
disseminate scientific knowledge.
The discussions were followed by
a panel of representatives of several physical societies, who spoke of
their fruitful collaborations with the SFP. Guy Wormser closed the day
by inviting the participants to share a cocktail in the Réfectoire de la
Sorbonne and discover the exhibition « 15 physiciennes » showing 15
female scientists. He concluded by detailing the numerous events
organised all through 2023 to celebrate physics and the 150 years.
The next rendezvous is given in person in July for the SFP congress and any time online to discover all the SFP activities.
More info
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Tuesday 4 October 2022
Updated: Thursday 13 October 2022
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Thursday 16 September 2021
Updated: Friday 17 September 2021
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The second edition of the Meeting « Physics, Enterprise, Research »
will take place on 17 September 2021 at the Jussieu Campus of Sorbonne
University in Paris.
Register now!
More info here.
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Tuesday 13 September 2016
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The Final Report of the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies 2015 (IYL 2015) will be delivered to UNESCO leadership at a special half-day event to be held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, on Monday 3 October 2016.
The IYL 2015 has been a tremendously successful global initiative with thousands of events reaching millions of people worldwide. United by the interdisciplinary theme of light, IYL 2015 has brought together a diverse range of participants along with UNESCO, all committed to raising awareness of how light science and technology provide solutions to the many challenges facing the world today.
The event will consist of an overview summarizing key facts and figures of the International Year, followed by a series of short speeches from a selection of IYL 2015 partners. Finally, the IYL 2015 Final Report will be officially delivered to the UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences Flavia Schlegel. For more information, see the programme below.
Participation at the event is free but invitations are limited and therefore registration is mandatory. If you wish to attend the event, please contact jorge.rivero@eps.org as soon as possible to provide further details on the registration process.
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Posted By Administration,
Monday 11 March 2013
Updated: Monday 11 March 2013
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Members Societies of the EPS can publicise their annual meetings and conferences on our website.
 Contact us for further information.
View the calendar of events.
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Tuesday 7 August 2012
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Dear All, The European Physical Society - Physics for Development Group organizes a Symposium dedicated to physicists willing to help Research Center and Universities from Developing Countries increasing their research capabilities. The Symposium will be held in Brussels - Belgium 11-12 October 2012. Special grants and subsidies are foreseen for reducing the trip/accomodation/fees burden of participants from developing countries. Do not hesitate to contact the organizing committee for arranging your trip/accomodation. Thanks in advance for your interest and see you soon in Brussels! Conference website: http://www.epsphysicsfordevelopment.org/
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Monday 7 November 2011
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The European Physical Society is
delighted to announce the official start of a global project aiming at a
United Nations proclamation of an International Year of Light in 2015.
The project prospectus can now be downloaded here.
Light plays a central
role in human activities in science, technology and culture. Light
itself underpins the existence of life, and light-based technologies
will guide and drive the future development of human society. Light and
optics have revolutionized medicine, have opened up international
communication via the Internet, and continue to be central to linking
cultural, economic and political aspects of the global society.
Advances in lighting and solar energy are considered crucial for future
sustainable development.
Scientists and educators,
in a large variety of scientific disciplines ranging from physics, to
astronomy, to chemistry and material science, to biology, etc., are very
well aware of the tremendous importance of optical science and
technology for future international development. But as the application
of light through the field of photonics becomes the key cross-cutting
discipline of science in the 21st century, it is critical that the
brightest young minds continue to be attracted into science and
engineering careers in this field.
It is the need to promote
improved public and political understanding of the central role of
light in the modern world which has motivated EPS to coordinate a
proposal for the proclamation of an International Year of Light in 2015
under the auspices of the United Nations. As well as celebrating the
anniversaries of important milestones in the history of science that
fall in 2015, the International Year of Light project will include
important aspects of education and development, focusing specifically on
how the science of light can improve the quality of life in the
developing world and in emerging economies.
"Light is an immediate and
fascinating topic, but also inter- and multidisciplinary in all its
numerous forms,” says EPS President Professor Luisa Cifarelli. "It is
ideal to be chosen for the declaration of an 'International Year'.”
The project involves many
international partners, representing major international scientific
societies from all branches of physics. The release of the prospectus
will be followed by a formal request for endorsement at the
International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) General Assembly
in November 2011. This is the important first step in the process to
approach the United Nations.
Contacts:
Luisa Cifarelli, EPS President luisa.cifarelli@unibo.it
EPS Project Secretariat light@eps.org
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