Einstein 1905
A Centenary Celebration

Saturday, February 12, 2005
Posvar Hall 2500
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA

In 2005, we celebrate the centenary of of Einstein's annus mirabilis, 1905. In that year, he established the size and reality of atoms; enunciated the special theory of relativity and E=mc2; and proposed the light quantum.

8:30-9:00
Continental Breakfast

9:00-9:15
Introductory Remarks
James V. Maher, Provost, University of Pittsburgh
Chair: Allen I. Janis

9:15-10:00
Einstein's Miraculous Year
John Stachel, Deptartment of Physics, Boston University
Chair: Allen I. Janis
10:00-10:30
Discussion

10:30-10:45
Coffee break

10:45-11:30
Einstein's Statistical Physics of 1905
Jos Uffink, Institute for History and Foundations of Science, Utrecht University
Chair: Craig Callender
11:30-12:00
Discussion

12:00-2:00
Break for lunch

2:00-2:45
Einstein's Electrodynamical Pathway to Special Relativity
John D. Norton, Deptartment of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh
Chair: Laura Ruetsche
2:45-3:15
Discussion

3:15-3:30
Coffee break

3:30-4:15
Just HOW Did the Annus Mirabilis Happen?
Robert Rynasiewicz, Department of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University
Chair: John Earman
4:15-4:45
Discussion


4:45-5:30
Round Table Discussion
Chair: John Earman

Organizing Committee
John Earman, Dept. of H.P.S.; Allen I. Janis, Dept. of Physics; John D. Norton, Dept. of H.P.S. (Chair of committee), Laura Ruetsche, Dept. of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh.

Sponsors
Center for Philosophy of Science; Office of the Provost;
Office of the Dean of Arts and Sciences; Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh.

For information: Center for Philosophy of Science (pittcntr@pitt.edu), John D. Norton (jdnorton@pitt.edu)