A gathering of 1,200 people, including officials, physical scholars, students and faculty, in the evening of April 19 in East Campus of Sun Yat-sen University was part of the “Physics Enlightens the World” program, which was to send a light signal in a continuous relay around the globe, starting in Princeton, NJ, and moving west. When the button was pressed for the light signal transmission, all the participants of the event were thrilled to see the arriving of the “light of science” from Princeton. Following the light relay ceremony is a lecture titled “Splendor of Albert Einstein Year”, poem recitation and laser demonstration.

"Physics Enlightens the World" is an international event being promoted in the USA by the American Physical Society and the Society of Physics Students in recognition of the World Year of Physics 2005 (100-year anniversary of Albert Einstein's great discoveries in Physics), which is a United Nations endorsed, international celebration of physics. Events throughout the year will highlight the vitality of physics and its importance in the coming millennium, and will commemorate the pioneering contributions of Albert Einstein in 1905. Through the efforts of a worldwide collaboration of scientific societies, the World Year of Physics brings the excitement of physics to the public and will inspire a new generation of scientists.

2005.4.20