EPS Historic Sites

Sites that are significant to physics and its history can be considered for the Historic Site distinction from the EPS. The EPS will work with the nominators to obtain local authorisations for placing a plaque and in organising the commemorative ceremony.

Nominations

Nominations are open throughout the year. Submission will be processed by the EPS Historic Sites Selection Committee three times a year. Sites that will be considered are places (laboratories, buildings, institutions, universities, towns, etc.) associated with an event, discovery, research, or body of work, by one or more individuals, that made important contributions to physics. This includes places where instruments and/or apparatus were designed, making significant contributions to physics and research. Please note that normally only one Historic Site per organization will be considered.
To make a nomination for an EPS Historic Site, please follow the instructions here.

Ceremony

If your nomination gets approved a commemorative plaque needs to be produced. Some elements of the design are mandatory (EPS logo & EPS Map of Europe) and the final text on the plaque also needs the approval of the EPS HS Committee. The material and format of the plaque can be unique for each individual case to fit the intended location. The cost of the plaque is carried by the local organiser.

The local party and the EPS will agree upon the date for the commemoration of the proposal (the unveiling of the plaque). A delegation of high-level EPS representatives will attend the ceremony.

The committee would like to receive the following information as soon as possible after your nomination has been approved.

Have your nomination received all local approvals?
Are you in contact with your national physical society about the nomination?
Which institutions etc. will be involved in the ceremony?
Will there be an event, like a conference, in connection with the ceremony?
What financial support is secured and from where?
What media coverage is expected?

The EPS also expects the local organiser to submit articles about the event for the EPS publications e-EPS and EPN.

Please note that if the site has not been inaugurated with a ceremony within three (3) years, the nomination has to be redone.

Nomination Form

Historic Sites Nomination Form

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Name*

First Name Last Name

Email*

Are you an Individual Member ?*

Yes

Historic Site Name*

Historic Site City*

Historic Site Country*

Historic Site Description*

Name of historical physicist(s) involved in the history of the nominated site*

Period covered in history*

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