INTERNATIONAL PHYSICS OLYMPIAD
I PHO HISTORY The International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) is an international physics competition for secondary school students. The first such competition was organized by Prof. Czesław Ścisłowski in Warsaw (Poland) in 1967. Since that time the International Physics Olympiads have been organized, with few exceptions that will be discussed later, in a different country every year. The possibility of organizing the International Physics Olympiads was suggested before 1967. It was clear that the International Physics Olympiads should be an annual event like the International Mathematics Olympiad, which was already in existence; organized in 1959. The success of the International Mathematics Olympiads, and the positive experience gained from its organization, greatly stimulated physicists involved in physics education and interested in comparison of knowledge of the best students from different countries. The hard work and dedication of three Professors deserves particular praise:
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