The United Nations has declared 2005 the International Year of Physics - and there's a very good reason why this particular year was chosen to raise worldwide public awareness of physics. It is also the 100th anniversary of physicist Albert Einstein's miraculous year in which he wrote five - or three depending on whom you ask - of his most famous scientific papers.
Also known as the World Year of Physics (WYP) - as declared by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics - 2005 will feature worldwide events of interest not only to physicists, but also to the general public.