The children from the sections: Infant School Years II A, II B, III A, the 17 April 2026 they had the opportunity to meet the writer, as well as a physics professor, Eleonora Tommasi.

The meeting took place in our institute's auditorium.

Eleonora Tommasi

A graduate with honours from the University of Salento, she has collaborated with INFN (National Institute for Nuclear Physics). She currently teaches Mathematics and Physics at the “Vallone” Scientific High School in Galatina.

She is the author, among other works, of the bestselling book for children “Grandpa Einstein and the magic of physics!”, which explains complex concepts like relativity through the language of fairy tales.

Her work was awarded the “Giancarlo Dosi” National Scientific Dissemination Prize 2024 by the CNR of Rome.

The meeting

The book presentation, featuring fairytale narration and a Q&A session, is accompanied by “magic” experiments. Physics, with the direct involvement of children. The experience does not aim solely at explaining scientific phenomena, but seeks to introduce children – through wonder – to beauty of the Science, providing a “gentle” approach to a discipline that is often seen as difficult and complex.

Having finished reading, then, all that remains is to ask: how can one not love physics?

From the structure of the atom to the curvature of space-time, from the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics to the concepts of antimatter and gravity: story after story, reading the book accompanies you on a journey of revealed mysteries, amazing adventures and magic formulas.

Where physics hides around every corner!

Amidst laughter and wonder, science transforms into magic... and the world becomes a grand experiment, ripe for exploration!