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Swiss News - Num. 2005, Janvier 2005

Einstein's year: last year, the United Nations declared 2005 the World Year of Physics, in honour of Albert Einstein's great achievements of 1905 and marking their 100th anniversary. Swiss News looks ahead at events being planned around the country.

Einstein's love for physics was legendary. He created his ...... As Polish physicist Leopold Infeld once observed, "it seemed that the difference between life and death for Einstein, consisted only in the difference between being ...

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Swiss News - Num. 2005, Janvier 2005

Einstein--the reluctant statesman: for a man who said politics has no place in scientific discovery, Albert Einstein's fate was deeply entangled in at least two political behemoths of his time, the rise of Nazi Germany and the advent of nuclear weapons. But, in his words, people had only to 'look deep, deep into nature to understand everything better.'.

... Early years Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Wuttemberg, Germany on March 14,...... Some have called Einstein an average student, but his record at the ...... "I have given up the ambition to get to a university," a discouraged Einstein penned in 1901. 'Akademie Olympia' In 1902, ...

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Swiss News - Num. 2009, Janvier 2009

Cuervo y Sobrinos: watchmaker Cuervo y Sobrinos has a long, proud history, outfitting Hemingway, Einstein and Churchill with its timepieces before leaving a politically discordant Cuba in the 1940s. After a 40-year hiatus, the company is back in business--here in Switzerland--and capitalising on the legacy and inspiration that brought it to famed heights a century ago.

..., Clark Gable, Winston Churchill and even Albert Einstein were among the Cuervo y Sobrinos shop's ...

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International Trade Forum - Num. 1, Janvier 2009

Committed to Conscience

Einstein's message is simple: at moments of distress in business life or in society, it's important that organizations strengthen their commitment to finding groundbreaking solutions. The reality of these words is as meaningful today as ever. They must maintain their commitment to corporate social responsibility. Grupo Santander Brasil is a successful example of a financial institution implementing a strategic model in order to fit a new and changing society. Chosen from 129 financial institu...

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Swiss News - Num. 2001, Juin 2001

THE ZURICH COMEDY CLUB.

"Picasso at the Lapin Agile": Steve Martin's play is full of banter, witty jokes and a tremendous shake-up of the present and the future as Picasso meets Einstein. Dates: November 14-16, 20-23 at 19:30; ...