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title: "Solvay Conference Convenes"
year: 1911
country: "Belgium"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1911/first-solvay-conference"
slug: "first-solvay-conference"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1911-01-01"
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# Solvay Conference Convenes

> Industrialist Ernest Solvay gathered the world's top physicists to tackle quantum theory's central puzzles, establishing the model for elite scientific conferences.

## Summary

The Solvay Conferences have been devoted to preeminent unsolved problems in both physics and chemistry. They began with the historic invitation-only 1911 Solvay Conference on Physics, considered a turning point in the world of physics, and are ongoing.

## Sources

- [Solvay Conference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solvay_Conference) - Wikipedia

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