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The Great Research Centres of Physics

An interactive map of the institutions that shaped modern physics — click on any centre to explore its story.

GöttingenCopenhagenCambridgeMunichBerlinParisLeidenRomeZürichViennaCERNMoscow/KharkovPrincetonMIT/HarvardCaltechChicagoLos AlamosTokyo/Kyoto

Click on any centre on the map to see its story

All Research Centres by Region

Europe

United States

Russia & Japan

Peak Periods Timeline

18801900192019401960198020002020GöttingenCopenhagenCambridgeMunichBerlinParisLeidenRomeZürichViennaPrincetonMIT/HarvardChicagoCERNMoscowTokyo/Kyoto

Bright bars = peak period. Faded bars = active period.