A meeting was held in Tsinghua to celebrate World Year of Physics 2005 on June 3. More than 400 Tsinghua students and teachers as well as renowned physicists in China participated in the meeting.

Tsinghua President Gu Binglin attended and spoke at the meeting. He reviewed the development of physics in Tsinghua and called on the students to devote themselves to the development of science and contribute to the country and the progress of the human beings.

Academician Chen Jiaer, World-famous physicist and a former President of Peking University, academician Du Xiangwan, the vice-head of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and Prof. Zhang Shuangnan from the department of physics in Tsinghua all delivered speeches at the meeting. Academician Lu Yongxiang, President of Chinese Academy of Sciences, submitted a paper to the meeting.

The World Year of Physics (WYP 2005) is a worldwide celebration of physics and its importance in the everyday lives. WYP aims to raise the worldwide awareness of physics and physical science. The year 2005 marks the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s “miraculous year” in which he published three important papers describing ideas that have since influenced all of modern physics. It provides the opportunity to celebrate Einstein, his great ideas, and his influence on life in the 21st century.

Reported by Li Han