At first I didn’t understand the enormity of the question. And when I did, I didn’t know how to stop myself from screaming from the rooftops! (this was immediately remedied by lack of rooftop and sub-zero temperatures).
I (that is my colleague and I, the two people on this project) have been invited to – hold your breath – design exhibits for the Solvay Exhibition! *looks around at the complete lack of response, at the puzzled looks, and at some politely smiling as if to say ‘umm oh that’s great!’*
So to make you understand the enormity of this let’s journey back – The Solvay Conference in 1922 was the first world Physics conference. The International Solvay Institutes for Physics and Chemistry, located in Brussels, were founded by the Belgian industrialist Ernest Solvay in 1912 (thank you Wiki!).
Still not impressed?
Maybe this will change your mind- the most famous Solvay Conference was held in 1927. A man was talking about a certain Principle when one of the attendees remarked ‘God does not play dice’ which was countered by another attendee – “Stop telling God what to do”. Ring any bells?
That’s right! Einstein vs. Bohr, Solvey 1927!
And where do I fit in in the scheme of things – well things seem to have come full circle – I need to make the younger generation understand what the older generation did – build the bridge as it were.