Visions of Science
Visions of Science is a photographic awards scheme, which rewards attention-grabbing images that give new insight into the world of science and the workings of nature.
In 2005, a special Einstein Year award was given for the most creative
image showing the wonder and ingenuity of contemporary physics.
Robert Anderson won the Einstein Year award on 28 September 2005,
with this image of a paperclip held on the surface of water by surface
tension. Robert took this photograph using a grille in front of the
light source to create the lines reflected in the water. The lines show
the distortion of the water from the weight of the paperclip which
Robert related to Einstein's idea that light is bent by strong
gravitational fields.
See more winning images of the Einstein Year award at the Visions of Science web site.
