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Max Planck Memorial Ceremony at Göttingen

1948; Nature Portfolio; Volume: 161; Issue: 4098 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1038/161751a0

1476-4687

E. N. DA C. ANDBADE,

International Science and Diplomacy

APRIL 23 of this year was the ninetieth anniversary of Max Planck's birth, and it had been the hope of his colleagues and admirers that the day might be the occasion of a simple festivity at which they could express their admiration and affection in the presence of the man in person. His death last October having prevented the realization of this wish, the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften (see later), the University of Göttingen, the Akademie der Wissenschaften of Göttingen and the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft decided to celebrate the day by ceremonies devoted to the memory of Max Planck. Accordingly, on a bright spring day in the beautiful town of Göttingen, which fortunately is untouched by the hand of war, the character and achievements of the great man were fittingly celebrated by tributes in which appreciation of his scientific work and veneration for his personal qualities were equally balanced.