By Georgiana Kotsou Large international scientific conferences of the early and mid-20th century often had extensive and luxurious social programs. Ceremonies, banquets, excursions, and touristic visits were some of the main activities, in many cases of significant financial cost. They spread across longer periods…
Month: July 2022
Conferencing in space
By Jenny Beckman In the opening chapter of Poul Anderson’s science fiction novel Tau zero, published in 1970, space explorers meet at Lidingö in Stockholm as they prepare to leave Earth…