Spain already has a Walk of the Stars of Science ; the first space of its kind in the world dedicated to highlighting the best known figures in the history of science. It is located on Avenida Marítima in the capital, Santa Cruz de La Palma. The location of this walk on La Palma is not accidental, due to the island's special link with the study of the universe, which is made visible, for example, thanks to the work that has been carried out for decades at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory , unique in the world , and which has made La Palma a world benchmark in astrophysics.
Science stars
The first stars to be part of it are: the English theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking; Russian astronaut Alekséi Leonov (who was the first man to walk through space in March 1965), Nobel Prize winner in Physics, Takaaki Kajita (distinguished for his key contributions in the study of neutrinos that opened a new field of research in physics and astrophysics), and also the Nobel Prize in Physics, Samuel Chad Chung Ting (who discovered a new subatomic particle that he called Particle J, a new class of long-lived massive mesons).
The main objective of this scientific walk of fame is to spread interest in the popularization of science and honor its most recognized international protagonists.
