100 years of passion and dedication in electricity and electronics

Who decides that the stop button on your iPod should be represented by a square, while the pause button should be two vertical lines ? Why are AA batteries and CDs the same all over the world ? The answer lies in Geneva, which has been home to the world’s leading organization for electrical and electronic standards...

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Irish in Europe (1600-1800): Shared Histories

2007 marks the 400th anniversary of the Flight of the Earls, and of the founding of the Irish Franciscan College of St. Anthony’s, in Louvain (Leuven in Belgium). Both are part of a nationwide programme of events commemorating these milestones in Irish history. Lectures, writings and exhibitions are underway in 2007-2008. . Louvain 400 is...

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