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The cleverest night of the year: June 13, 2009

The Long Night of Sciences, now in its 9th year, in Berlin and Potsdam is set to offer an exciting and varied program. Whether the humanities or natural sciences, applied or theoretical research: Anyone interested can come along and discover new and intriguing insights into the world of science. On June 13 from 5 pm until 1 am, you can look behind the scenes of over 60 scientific exhibits and discover the work done by several hundred scientists up close as it really happens.

Events involving Matheon

Matheon is making an important contribution to the program with a series of activities and events on its own while participating in numerous other activities: You can find a brief selection of Matheon’s contributions to the individual organized events here, many more can be found if you change to German.

"Geometrical model making": Adults and children alike can try their hand at making models of various bodies. Platonic bodies, or kaleidocycles, in other words a body with a degree of freedom so that it can it can rotate in itself, are just some of the structures that can be made. And in between you can enjoy the view of the city on the panorama terrace while enjoying a drink or snack.
Location: TU Berlin, Math Building, Strasse des 17. Juni 136, 10623 Berlin, Cafeteria in the 9th floor
Time: 17-1h
"Play-along Sudoku": 2x2 Sudokus can be real fun even for the junior members of the family, especially if they’re the numbers themselves: Join the action on our big Sudoku play area and make sure you’re on the right field! But even if you can't count yet, you can still join in (and learn numbers from the game).
Location: TU Berlin, Math Building, Strasse des 17. Juni 136, 10623 Berlin, Ground Floor
Time: 17-1h