An exhibition celebrating the 300th anniversary of Ruder Boškovic's birth was opened at the Royal Society in London on 23rd of November 2011.
This exhibition is dedicated to a renowned Croatian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, Jesuit and diplomat who became a member of the Royal Society in 1761 and left an important mark in Croatian, British and international science and culture.
This exhibition is dedicated to a renowned Croatian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, Jesuit and diplomat who became a member of the Royal Society in 1761 and left an important mark in Croatian, British and international science and culture.
As explained by dr John Barrow's, Royal Society Fellow and Professor of Physics at the University of Cambridge, in his welcoming address it was precisely Ruder Boškovic who was the originator of the Theory of Everything idea. In his best known work - Theoria philosophiae naturalis he endeavoured to describe all observed physical phenomena with a unified law, Boškovic's original universal law of forces. His influence in the United Kingdom is deep and wide, so much so that Faraday, Maxwell and Kelvin noted that they were inspired by his work.
The Ambassador, dr Ivica Tomic, passed on President of Croatia, Dr Ivo Josipovic's, regards and best wishes for the success of the exhibition to the Royal Society guests. In his opening address, the Ambassador focused on Ruder Boškovic's diplomatic service to the Dubrovnik Republic. Although Boškovic departed for Rome in his early youth, Boškovic's correspondence with the Dubrovnik Senate cleary shows his dedication to promoting the interests of the Dubrovnik Republic in various courts of Europe. He moved with confidence in these circles, and as such remains a constant encouragement on Croatia's journey to the European Union.
The Ambassador also thanked dr. Ivica Martinovic, the Director of the Zagreb Philosophy Institute, the author of the exhibition and the catalogue as well as Lady Jadranka Beresford Peirse.
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