In honor of Albert Einstein’s 138th birthday on March 14, the Israeli Ministry of Science, Technology and Space will host its National Science Day event. Universities and research centers across the country will hold special events free of charge that highlight the fun aspects of science while simultaneously raising public awareness and interest.

The Ministry also published a survey on the country’s top innovations. Sixty-one percent of Israelis chose the Iron Dome as the most innovative Israeli invention.

The navigation app Waze was chosen as second-most important, followed by the flash drive, Copaxone, drip irrigation, and Intel chips.

“National Science Day is an excellent opportunity to show pride in the many inventions Israelis developed. We have some of the most brilliant minds in the world and great creativity,” said Science, Technology and Space Minister Ofir Akunis.

The theme of this year’s happening is “Israeli discoveries and developments that affected the world.”

Some National Science Day events will continue through March 16.

(via Israel21c)

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