Collegium Helveticum
Switzerland
fellow
Massimiano Bucchi
2022-2023
Home institution
University of Trento, IT
Country of origin (home institution)
Italy
Discipline(s)
Sociology
Theme(s)
Cultural Studies; Performing arts
Fellowship dates
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Biography
Massimiano is the author of numerous books published in over twenty countries, among them Science and the Media (1998), Science in Society (2004), Beyond Technocracy (2009), and Newton’s Chicken (2020). He has also published scientific papers in journals such as Nature, Science, and PLOS. In his work, Massimiano moves between the spheres of science and sociology. During his senior fellowship at the Collegium, he explored the role of visible scientists in shaping the public image of science.
Concurrently with his senior fellowship at the Collegium, Massimiano was also the Cattedra De Sanctis Visiting Professor for Italian Literature and Culture at ETH Zurich.
Research Project
Einstein Shock: The Making of a Global Celebrity
“On November 11, 1922, on the Japanese ship Kitano Maru, the rumour has spread. It seems that the most famous passenger of the ship has received the most important scientific prize worldwide.” With this passage as a starting point, Massimiano Bucchi delves into a historical reflection on Albert Einstein and takes us on a six-week journey through Japan, during which the newly awarded Nobel laureate received worldwide recognition for his work.
Passages of reading alternate with musical quotations from the time of Albert Einstein. Kateryna Tereshchenko (piano) and Hanna Weinmeister (violin) will add historical cultural context. One day prior, on the evening of April 19, Massimiano Bucchi will hold the reading in Italian at the ETH main building, with Arturo Stàlteri accompanying the reading musically.
Both evenings are organized in cooperation between the ETH Cattedra de Sanctis and the Collegium Helveticum, where Massimiano Bucchi is currently a visiting professor and senior fellow, respectively.
Research Interests:
reading alternate with musical quotations, Einstein, historical reflection