Bolyai200
Art-Science Fest
On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of János Bolyai's letter sent from Timișoara: "from nothing I have created a new and another world" (November 3, 1823)
The purpose of the event is to emphasize the need for interdisciplinary thinking by highlighting cultural education and the importance of talent management, in which both the family and educational institutions must play a significant role. So this festival is not a math-physics conference, as there have been and will be many such events, but one that presents the extensive work of the two Bolyai, from horticulture to winemaking, from forestry to oven construction, from literature to music theory, from linguistics to the “science of salvation”. At the same time, it is a great opportunity to commemorate several researchers who dealt with the two Bolyai as well as to mark the way for the continuation of the research work that has begun.
Gallery
Friday, November 3, 2023.
10:00 Bolyai200 – Creative workshop and competition
Location: New Millennium Reformed Center (Splaiul Morarilor 1b) – club
Six teams of students participate in each event and prepare as many media productions as possible about the festival and Bolyai’s personality. The best results are promoted on the event’s website and will be awarded at the closing ceremony. After the event, the awarded works will be translated into English and presented to the general public.
16:30 Bolyai and Timișoara – cultural route – Timișoara (approx. 20 minutes)
Gathering in the parking of the West University of Timișoara
A cultural route that pays tribute to Bolyai’s personality: a) Western University (Blvd. Pârvan 4.) – Bust of János Bolyai; b) Bolyai Street – a monument with multilingual signs on the wall of the house where János Bolyai worked as a military engineer in 1823. Memorial wreaths-laying ceremony.
17:30 Theater performance – Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre from Timișoara (Str. Alba Iulia, nr. 2) – SOLD OUT
István Kocsis: Space – monodrama about the faith, struggle and loves of János Bolyai, performed by Aba Sebestyén
18:30 On-site registration – New Millennium Reformed Center (Splaiul Morarilor 1b)
19:30 Bolyai Memorial – New Millennium Reformed Center (Splaiul Morarilor 1b) – church
Opening ceremony of the event, speeches
Prof. Nagy Dénes, International Society for the Interdisciplinary Study of Symmetry, president
Prof. Kovács Levente, Óbuda University, rector
Prof. Nagy László, MTA KAB, president
Prof. Bitay Enikő, EME president
Dr. Erdei Ildikó, Bartók Béla Foundation, executive director
Prof. Nagy-György Tamás, MTA KAB – Working committee from Banat, president
20:00 Organ concert with contemporary works of the two Bolyai – organist: Ciurtin Viorel – church
Repertoire: J. S. Bach – Concerto II (PI, PII, PIII); G. F. Händel – Suite in G major HWV 441 Aria; G. F. Händel – Largo; F. Liszt – Le Rossignol; F. Liszt – Die Loreley, J. Brahms – Hungarian dance No. 5; G. F. Händel – Simfonia from the oratorio Soloman. Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
20:40 Welcome Reception: for registered participants – The event is full.
Saturday, November 4, 2023.
Location: New Millennium Reformed Center (Splaiul Morarilor 1b)
8:30 Gathering, final discussions with the presenters – church
SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS – church
Science and art
9:00 – 9:40 Plenary presentation: The two Bolyai in science and art – and around the world – Dr. Nagy Dénes, president, International Society for the Interdisciplinary Study of Symmetry
9:40 – 10:00 The relationship between art and mathematics from the perspective of fractals – Dr. Soós Anna, assoc. prof., Babeș-Bolyai University, vice-rector
10:00 – 10:20 The science and art of the two Bolyai – Dr. Kása Zoltán, professor emeritus, Sapientia University
10:20 – 10:40 Comments, discussions
10:40 – 11:00 Tea and coffee break
Inter and multidisciplinary research
11:00 – 11:25 About the Importance of interdisciplinary research – Dr. Bitay Enikő, academician, Transylvanian Museum Society (EME), president
11:25 – 11:50 Hyperbolic geometry in system theory – Dr. Bokor József, academician, ELKH vice-president, Dr. Szabó Zoltán, SZTAKI
11:50 – 12:15 The role of mathematics and interdisciplinarity in personalized medicine – Dr. Kovács Levente, professor, Óbuda University, rector
12:15 – 12:40 János Bolyai and gravity as seen by Zoltán Gábos – Dr. Nagy László, academician, Babeș-Bolyai University, KAB president
12:40 – 13:00 Comments, discussions
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch break
15:00 – 20:00 PARALLEL EVENTS
SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS – church
Scientific and artistic places
15:00 – 15:30 Plenary presentation: How to conceive a hyper-Euclidean geometry from Euclid’s 5th postulate – Dr. Quehenberger Renate, Institute for a Global Sustainable Information Society, Vienna
15:30 – 15:50 In Search of the Lost Bolyai Relics – Dr. Szabó Péter Gábor, assoc. prof, University of Szeged
15:50 – 16:10 The time and place of János Bolyai in the history of pandemics – Dr. Bagosi Zsolt, assoc. prof., University of Szeged
16:10 – 16:30 Bolyai János in the Bolyai Museum, Tg. Mures – possibilities and dreams – Lázok Klára chief librarian, Teleki-Bolyai Library
16:50 – 17:10 Comments, discussions
WORKSHOPS, EXHIBITIONS, BOOK PRESENTATION
Exhibition – basement
15:00 – 15:30 Exhibition in honor to János Bolyai: „From the Penrose tilings I’ve built the Poincaré Universe“ – Dr. Quehenberger Renate, Institute for a Global Sustainable Information Society, Vienna
Workshop – basement
15:30 – 17:10 Origami Workshop: How to solve the riddle of Plato’s „5th element“ with the 3D representation of the Penrose Kites & Darts tiling, named epitahedron (E±) by enfolding the unit cell of the 5-dimensional space – Dr. Quehenberger Renate, Institute for a Global Sustainable Information Society, Vienna
17:10 – 17:30 Tea and coffee break
17:10 – 17:30 Tea and coffee break
The memory of the two Bolyais
17:30 – 18:00 Plenary presentation: Euclid, Bolyai and our geometric approach – Dr. Szilassi Lajos, assoc. prof., University of Szeged
18:00 – 18:20 Memoir of Bolyai, Gauss and Lobacsevskij – Dr. Jenkovszky László, Kiev Institute of Theoretical Physics
18:20 – 18:40 American mathematician Halsted and the Bolyais – Dr. Kása Zoltán, professor emeritus, Sapientia University
18:40 – 19:00 János Bolyai is the man who dared to compete with God – Mandics György, poet, writer
19:00 – 19:20 Astronomy of the two Bolyai – Dr. Szenkovits Ferenc, assoc. prof., Babeș-Bolyai University
19:20 – 19:40 How should society handle a genius? Some lessons from the story of János Bolyai (zoom presentation) – Dr. Révész Péter, professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
19:40 – 20:00 Comments, discussions
Exhibition and Workshop – basement
17:30 – 19:00 Tactile geometry – Dr. Szilassi Lajos, assoc. prof., University of Szeged
Book Presentation – attic
18:20 – 19:40 Sándor Téglásy: Dutch-Hungarian Protestant Relations Between the Two World Wars. Book presentation and translator’s reflections based on the presentation of the Hungarian translation of the book by Maarten J. Aalders
Reading performance – club
19:00 – 19:40 Parallel biographies: Bolyai Farkas and Carl Friedrich Gauss, or letter-drama – Nagy Dénes (editor)
Butulescu Valeriu: Bolyai (The Science of Space) – Drama
20:00 – 20:45 Violin recital – Paganini pieces, performed by Agigheoleanu Antonio-Leonard – church
(Paganini 5, Paganini 9, Paganini 19, Paganini 20, Paganini 24, Sonata in A Major, Sonata “Prayer” (Fantasia of Moses).)
20:45 Dinner with wine tasting: for registered participants – The event is full.
Sunday, November 5, 2023.
Location: New Millennium Reformed Center (Splaiul Morarilor 1b)
8:30 Gathering, final discussions with the presenters – concert hall
SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS – concert hall
Scientific workshops and talent management
9:00 – 9:30 Presentation of the teamwork of the Bolyai200 creative workshop
9:30 – 10:00 Plenary presentation: Károly Kós: a renaissance style champion for the preservation of beauty and place in Modern Transylvania 1905-1977 – Dr. Gall Anthony, professor, Óbuda University, dean
10:00 – 10:15 Architects and master builders in Timișoara during Bolyai’s era – Dr. Székely Gabriel, assoc. prof., Banat University of Agricultural Sciences
10:15 – 10:30 From Kiskőrös to Timișoara – György Varga, head of the Engineering Division from Timișoara – Dr. Jancsó Árpád, engineer, technology historian
10:30 – 10:45 The role and necessity of scientific workshops in divergent and creative thinking – Dr. Nagy-György Tamás, professor, Politehnica Univerity. Timișoara
10:45 – 11:00 Tea and coffee break
The memory of the two Bolyais
11:00 – 11:20 Researches on the life and activity of János Bolyai in Timișoara – Dr. Bodó Barna, honorary professor, Sapientia University
11:20 – 11:40 Travel with János Bolyai through Europe – Dr. Klepp Ferenc, professor emeritus, Politehnica University Timișoara
11:40 – 12:00 “Bolyai” as a brand name(?) – Dr. Magyari Sára, assoc. prof., Partium Christian University
12:00 – 12:20 The Bolyai family in the middle ages – Kopeczny Zsuzsanna, archaeologist, historian, Banat National Museum of Timișoara
12:15 – 12:45 Awards. Closing ceremony – concert hall
Speakers, presentations
Dr. Bagosi Zsolt, assoc. prof., Univ. of Szeged – The time and place of János Bolyai in the history of pandemics
Dr. Bitay Enikő, academician, EME president – About the Importance of interdisciplinary research.
Dr. Bodó Barna, honorary professor, Sapientia Univ. – Researches on the life and activity of János Bolyai in Timișoara.
Dr. Bokor József, academician, ELKH vice-president, Dr. Szabó Zoltán, SZTAKI – Hyperbolic geometry in system theory.
Dr. Gall Anthony, professor, Óbuda Univ. – Károly Kós: a renaissance style champion for the preservation of beauty and place in Modern Transylvania 1905-1977
Dr. Jancsó Árpád, engineer, technology historian – From Kiskőrös to Timișoara – György Varga, head of the Engineering Division from Timișoara.
Dr. Jenkovszky László, Kiev Institute of Theoretical Physics – Memoir of Bolyai, Gauss and Lobacsevskij.
Dr. Kása Zoltán, professor emeritus, Sapientia Univ. – American mathematician G. B. Halsted and the Bolyais.
Dr. Klepp Ferenc, professor emeritus, Politehnica Univ. Timișoara – Travel with János Bolyai through Europe
Kopeczny Zsuzsanna, archaeologist, historian, Banat National Museum of Timișoara – The Bolyai family in the middle ages
Dr. Kovács Levente, professor, rector of Óbuda Univ. – The role of mathematics and interdisciplinarity in personalized medicine.
Lázok Klára, chief librarian, Teleki-Bolyai Library – Bolyai János in the Bolyai Museum, Tg. Mures – possibilities and dreams
Dr. Magyari Sára, assoc. prof., Partiumi Christian Univ. – “Bolyai” as a brand name(?)
Mandics György, poet, writer – János Bolyai is the man who dared to compete with God
Dr. Nagy Dénes, president, International Society for the Interdisciplinary Study of Symmetry – The two Bolyai in science and art – and around the world.
Dr. Nagy László, academician, UBB Cluj, KAB president – János Bolyai and gravity as seen by Zoltán Gábos
Dr. Nagy-György Tamás, professor, Politehnica Univ. Timișoara – The role and necessity of scientific workshops in divergent and creative thinking.
Dr. Révész Péter, professor, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln – How should society handle a genius? Some lessons from the story of János Bolyai (zoom presentation)
Dr. Quehenberger Renate, SciArt Researcher, Institute for a Global Sustainable Information Society (GSIS), Vienna – How to conceive a hyper-Euclidean geometry from Euclid’s 5th postulate
Dr. Soós Anna, assoc. prof., vice-rector of UBB Cluj – The relationship between art and mathematics from the perspective of fractals.
Dr. Szabó Péter Gábor, assoc. prof., Univ. of Szeged – In Search of the Lost Bolyai Relics.
Dr. Székely Gabriel, assoc. prof., Banat University of Agricultural Sciences – Architects and master builders in Timișoara in the time of Bolyai
Dr. Szenkovits Ferenc, assoc. prof., UBB Cluj – Astronomy of the two Bolyai.
Dr. Szilassi Lajos, assoc. prof., Univ. of Szeged – Euclid, Bolyai and our geometric approach.
The project is part of the National Cultural Programme “Timisoara – European Capital of Culture in 2023” and is funded under the Grow Timișoara 2023 programme, implemented by the Center for Projects of the Timișoara Municipality, with sums allocated from the state budget, through the Ministry of Culture budget.
