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Switzerland in 1902

Historical records for Switzerland in 1902, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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4Named people
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Historical records

June

19 June 1902Swiss Patent Office AppointmentAlbert Einstein

Bern · Science / Physics

Appointed Technical Expert, third class, at the Swiss Patent Office in Bern.

Other Events

1902Nobel PrizeElie Ducommun

Oslo · Warfare / Military

Shares the Nobel Peace Prize for his leadership of the International Peace Bureau.

1902Nobel PrizeCharles Albert Gobat

Oslo · Warfare / Military

Shares the Nobel Peace Prize for his work with international peace organisations.

1902President of SwitzerlandGustav Ador

Government / Government of Switzerland

Appointed President of Switzerland, 1st term

1902Statistical Mechanics Paper IAlbert Einstein

Bern · Science / Physics

Publishes an early paper developing the kinetic theory of thermal equilibrium using statistical methods.

Names involved

Albert EinsteinCharles Albert GobatElie DucommunGustav Ador

Places involved

BernOslo

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.