Como Conference

The conference was part of the Volta centennial anniversary celebrations (Italian: Celebrazioni voltiane [it]) ordered by the government of Benito Mussolini.

[3] He was joined by Hendrik Lorentz, Aimé Cotton, Robert Andrews Millikan, Max von Laue and Giancarlo Vallauri as vicepresidents of the congress.

[4] The first four days were dedicated to works related to Volta, and the rest of the time was reserved for the topic of matter and radiation.

[7] On the 16th September, Niels Bohr presented a seminal lecture titled "The Quantum Postulate and the Recent Development of Atomic Theory" that introduced the principle of complementarity.

[8] Bohr argued that phenomena at the quantum level exhibit a dual nature—wave–particle duality—but these aspects are excluded of being observed simultaneously.

[12][13] The full list includes:[14][4] Albert Einstein did not participate due to his opposition to Mussolini's regime.

[2][4] James Franck wanted also to cancel due to political reasons but he had accepted before knowing that Mussolini would be receiving them.