An inspiring guy: Ernest Solvay, the integration of science, innovation and business

As you eventually may know, I am very interested in the concept of the knowledge triangle as the connection of higher education, research, innovation and business creation. 

In this sense, let me share with you this picture taken at the Solvay Conference in 1927.

Pay attention to the impressive amount of knowledge and talent in the meeting, I have investigated a little bit about that event:

Clearly, this series of conferences was a breakthrough in the development of modern Physics and, specially, the edition in 1927. 

Later on, I have investigated a little bit on the personality of the factotum, promoter and organizer, Ernest Solvay:

How was this guy so visionary to organize such a conference? How was so good in having the best people on board?

I recommend you to take a look to Ernest Solvay's biography

If you read the biography, you will discover how Ernest Solvay was the perfect knowledge triangle guy: scientist, capable to generate excellent patents, capable to make money with the patents. the perfect entrepreneur creating a very strong company, a philanthropist funding the creation of two Institutes and a Business School in the Free University of Brussels and so on.

Curious how Ernest Solvay could not register in University because of a pleurisy, but he was extremely active in the cooperation with higher education throughout his life.