1 January 1913President of SwitzerlandEduard Müller
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
Historical records for Switzerland in 1913, 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.
Encourages astronomical testing of gravitational light deflection during a solar eclipse.
Collaborates closely with Marcel Grossmann on the mathematical framework of gravitation.
Publishes the Entwurf gravitational theory with Marcel Grossmann as an intermediate step toward general relativity.
Receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on the linkage of atoms in molecules, especially inorganic compounds.
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