1 January 1906President of SwitzerlandLudwig Forrer
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
Historical records for Switzerland in 1906, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
The University of Zurich formally awards Einstein his doctorate in physics.
His revised dissertation on molecular dimensions is published in Annalen der Physik.
Publishes a follow-up analysis refining his theory of Brownian motion.
Promoted to Technical Expert, second class, at the Swiss Patent Office.
Publishes work extending the light-quantum hypothesis to the production and absorption of radiation.
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