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Solvay Conference
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The Solvay Conferences have been devoted to preeminent unsolved problems in both physics and chemistry. They began with the historic invitation-only 1911 Solvay Conference on Physics, considered a turning point in the world of physics, and are ongoing.
Photograph of the first conference in 1911 at the Hotel Metropole Seated (L–R): W. Nernst, M. Brillouin, E. Solvay, H. Lorentz, E. Warburg, J. Perrin,
Photograph of the first conference in 1911 at the Hotel Metropole Seated (L–R): W. Nernst, M. Brillouin, E. Solvay, H. Lorentz, E. Warburg, J. Perrin, W. Wien, M. Curie, and H. Poincaré. Standing (L–R): R. Goldschmidt, M. Planck, H. Rubens, A. Sommerfeld, F. Lindemann, M. de Broglie, M. Knudsen, F. Hasenöhrl, G. Hostelet, E. Herzen, J. H. Jeans, E. Rutherford, H. Kamerlingh Onnes, Albert Einstein and P. Langevin.
First Conference, 1911
First Conference, 1911
Second Conference, 1913
Second Conference, 1913
Third Conference, 1921
Third Conference, 1921
Ernest Solvay
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Ernest Gaston Joseph Solvay was a Belgian chemist, industrialist and philanthropist.
Ernest Solvay (c. 1900)
Ernest Solvay (c. 1900)
The portrait of participants to the first Solvay Conference in 1911. Ernest Solvay is the third seated from the left. Solvay was not present at the ti
The portrait of participants to the first Solvay Conference in 1911. Ernest Solvay is the third seated from the left. Solvay was not present at the time the photo was taken, so his photo was cut and pasted onto this one for the official release