Einstein mile
The Einstein Mile was a section of the Unter den Linden boulevard in Berlin 's Mitte district , which was opened on April 12, 2005 by the Minister of Education and Research , Edelgard Bulmahn , in the Einstein year 2005 . Up until September 2005, there were 16 three-dimensional, 2.50 meter high, bright red letters "E" based on designs by the Berlin architecture firm neo.studio , which provided information on Einstein's theories and his life on the wide central pedestrian crossing between the Brandenburg Gate and Alexanderplatz were.
The first "E", for example, contained the information that Einstein came to Berlin in 1914 with great skepticism. The last monuments refer to his emigration , to which the political situation led him in 1932. He was only able to enjoy his beloved wooden refuge in Caputh , built in 1929, and his yacht on the lake for three summers. One part of the information was dedicated to the special theory of relativity , which formed the occasion for the Einstein year 2005, since in the year 1905 named Annus mirabilis , among other things, Einstein's groundbreaking work with the title On the electrodynamics of moving bodies appeared, the content of which is now known as special relativity . The Einstein Year 2005 was the German contribution to the World Year of Physics 2005 under the auspices of UNESCO .
In her opening speech, Minister Bulmahn highlighted Einstein's role model function:
“The Einstein Year 2005 wants to contribute to getting young people in particular interested in science. We need more young scientists, young people who approach problems with commitment and questioning and who develop solutions with determination. Lateral thinking, questioning and innovative. Einstein is a role model for this. "
On Whit Monday, May 16, 2005, an exhibition by the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science entitled Albert Einstein - Engineer of the Universe began in the Kronprinzenpalais Unter den Linden . According to the exhibition director Jürgen Renn, this heart of the Einstein year opened on the same day with the Einstein Miles Festival .
See also
- EinStein does not roll the die (game for the Einstein year)