Physics this week
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The Solvay Conferences, initiated in 1911 by Belgian industrialist Ernest Solvay, are renowned scientific meetings that have profoundly influenced the fields of physics and chemistry. These conferences brought together leading scientists, including Albert Einstein, Max Planck, and Marie Curie, to discuss foundational issues like radiation and quantum theory. The 1927 conference, focused on "Electrons and Photons," is particularly famous for the debates between Einstein and Niels Bohr on quantum mechanics, marking a pivotal moment in the history of modern science.