Selected Celebrations
- In the United States, the University of Maryland sponsored several activities in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, including various lecture series and resident programs. University of Maryland Celebration.
- In Berlin, sixteen large, red E's have been erected along a section of the famous Unter den Linden boulevard. Called the "Einstein Mile", the E's, which has been in place from April to September 2005 displaying information on the theories and life of Albert Einstein.
- In Egypt, the Library of Alexandria organized the Einstein Symposium.
- San Marino issued a €2 commemorative coin.
- The Kirwitzer Day 2005 in Kadaň, the Czech Republic, was dedicated to Einstein's theories.
- The Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, hosted Einstein Fest from September 30 to October 23 .
- Beyond Einstein World Wide Webcast, organized by CERN, was held on December 1, 2005.
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