The Institute facing Waterloo Park

The Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics is located in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (also home to the University of Waterloo). It is one of the world's leading research centres for young and brilliant minds, focusing on unified theories of cosmology and quantum effects. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 560 KB) w:Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, facing Waterloo Park. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 560 KB) w:Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, facing Waterloo Park. ... Map of Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario with Waterloo in red. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (French has some legal status, and is an official language of Canada, but is not fully co-official at the provincial level) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton... The University of Waterloo, also known as UW or simply Waterloo, is a medium-sized research-intensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. ...

It was founded by Mike Lazaridis, CEO of Research in Motion (a.k.a. RIM), with a donation of CAD $100 million, announced on October 23, 2000. Mike Lazaridis Mihal (Michael) Lazaridis (born 1961, Istanbul, Turkey) is the founder and co-CEO of Research In Motion (RIM), which created and manufactures the wildly popular BlackBerry personal digital assistant (PDA). ... A chief executive officer (CEO) or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or executive officer of a corporation, company, or agency. ... Research In Motion Limited (RIM. TSX: RIM, NASDAQ: RIMM) is a Canadian wireless device company. ... The dollar (currency code CAD) has been the currency of Canada since 1858. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

In October 2004, the Institute moved into its new facility off Caroline Street (next to the railway tracks), opposite Waterloo Park by Silver Lake. This striking building has an open glass facade along the north and west sides, contrasting with the slate-black metal walls of much of the rest of the building. Each researcher's office, as well as various lounge areas, features a full-wall blackboard for working out and theorizing in solo or group efforts. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A blackboard, with multiple colors of chalk A blackboard or chalkboard is a reusable writing surface on which text or drawings are made with chalk or other erasable markers. ...

Address

31 Caroline St. N., Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 2Y5

External links

• Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics