A/RES/58/293 United Nations Distr.: General 16 June 2004 General Assembly Fifty-eighth session Agenda item 169 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 10 June 2004 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/58/L.62 and Add.1)] 58/293. International Year of Physics, 2005 The General Assembly, Recognizing that physics provides a significant basis for the development of the understanding of nature, Noting that physics and its applications are the basis of many of today’s technological advances, Convinced that education in physics provides men and women with the tools to build the scientific infrastructure essential for development, Being aware that the year 2005 is the centenary of seminal scientific discoveries by Albert Einstein which are the basis of modern physics, 1. Welcomes the proclamation of 2005 as the International Year of Physics by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; 2. Invites the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to organize activities celebrating the International Year of Physics, in collaboration with physics societies and other groups throughout the world, including in the developing countries; 3. Proclaims 2005 the International Year of Physics. 90th plenary meeting 10 June 2004 03 51210