Beyond Einstein World Wide Webcast
Encyclopedia
Beyond Einstein World Wide Webcast was a webcast
held on December 1, 2005 about the current physical challenges related to the theories of Albert Einstein
.
Mainly organized by CERN
, the event was one of the milestones of the World Year of Physics. According to the organizers, it was the longest webcast in history, running from 12h00 to 24h00 CET. During the course of the event, there were live connections with various Nobel Prize
winners in multiple international institutes, including the Exploratorium
, Fermilab
, Imperial College London
, Broomsfield Science Museum Jerusalem and National Science Center Taipei. Other highlights included webcasts from the South Pole
and the Solvay Conference
in Brussels
. First reports indicate that at peak intensity, around 21h30, there were over 13,000 viewers from 100 countries.
Webcast
A webcast is a media presentation distributed over the Internet using streaming media technology to distribute a single content source to many simultaneous listeners/viewers. A webcast may either be distributed live or on demand...
held on December 1, 2005 about the current physical challenges related to the theories of Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history...
.
Mainly organized by CERN
CERN
The European Organization for Nuclear Research , known as CERN , is an international organization whose purpose is to operate the world's largest particle physics laboratory, which is situated in the northwest suburbs of Geneva on the Franco–Swiss border...
, the event was one of the milestones of the World Year of Physics. According to the organizers, it was the longest webcast in history, running from 12h00 to 24h00 CET. During the course of the event, there were live connections with various Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize in Physics
The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895 and awarded since 1901; the others are the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Peace Prize, and...
winners in multiple international institutes, including the Exploratorium
Exploratorium
The Exploratorium is a museum in San Francisco with over 475 participatory exhibits, all of them made onsite, that mix science and art. It also aims to promote museums as informal education centers....
, Fermilab
Fermilab
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory , located just outside Batavia, Illinois, near Chicago, is a US Department of Energy national laboratory specializing in high-energy particle physics...
, Imperial College London
Imperial College London
Imperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
, Broomsfield Science Museum Jerusalem and National Science Center Taipei. Other highlights included webcasts from the South Pole
South Pole
The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth and lies on the opposite side of the Earth from the North Pole...
and the Solvay Conference
Solvay Conference
The International Solvay Institutes for Physics and Chemistry, located in Brussels, were founded by the Belgian industrialist Ernest Solvay in 1912, following the historic invitation-only 1911 Conseil Solvay, the turning point in world physics...
in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
. First reports indicate that at peak intensity, around 21h30, there were over 13,000 viewers from 100 countries.