This iconic photo captured at the Solvay Conference in the year 1927, shows some of the world’s most respected scientists, including Einstein, Schrodinger, Heisenberg, Planck and what makes it particularly significant is that there is only one woman in the group — Curie. The historic photo is often regarded as the ‘most intelligent photo of all time’ was taken in October at Fifth Solvay International Conference on Electrons and Photons, where the world’s most notable physicists met to discuss the newly formulated quantum theory.
According to reports, here are how the scientists have been placed:
Back row L-R: A Piccard, E Henriot, P Ehrenfest, Ed Herzen, Th. De Donder, E Schroedinger, E Verschaffelt, W Pauli, W Heisenberg, RH Fowler, L Brillouin
Middle row L-R: P Debye, M Knudsen, WL Bragg, HA Kramers. PA M Dirac, AH Compton, LV De Broglie, M Born, N Bohr
Front row: L-R: Angmeir, M Planck, M Curie, HA Lorentz, A Einstein, P Langevin, Ch E Guye, CTR Wilson, OW Richardson
While this photograph has been around for a while, this year’s resurfacing around March 8 (Women’s Day) has been hailed by many. Here’s a sample of what Tweeple have been saying:
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