New Stamp to Commemorate 100 Years Laying of the Cornerstone for the Technion
Stamp to Commemorate 100 Years Laying of the Cornerstone for the Technion
January 31, 2012
Israel Postal Company Issues a Special Stamp to Commemorate 100 Years to Laying of the Cornerstone for the Technion
Good news for the philately people. The Israel Postal Company has issued a special stamp to commemorate 100 Years to the laying of the cornerstone for the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. The stamp will be launched on Tuesday, January 31st, in frame of a festive concert commemorating the Technion’s cornerstone centennial, in the presence of Technion President Prof. Peretz Lavie, Mayor of Haifa Adv. Yona Yahav, Chairman of the Board of Israel Postal Company Sasi Shilo, and Director of Philatelic Services Yaron Ratzon.
The stamp enfolds within it the past, present and future not only of the Technion, but also of the State of Israel, that has become a science and technology pioneer.
The stamp features a rendering of the building façade, designed by the Jewish-German architect Alexander Baerwald, one of the pioneers of modern Israeli architecture.
The photo seen in the stamp is that of a nano-parachute on the palm of a hand – courtesy of Miki Koren. The stamp tab features the invitation to “the cornerstone laying ceremony, on Thursday, 24 Nissan 5672 (April 11, 1912), at 3 pm at the Technikum plot”.
Worth mentioning that in recent years, the Technion has engaged in nano-technology research in a number of areas: nano-electronics, nano-optics, nano-materials, and their interface with life sciences.
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