IIA Davos Walking Tour with AI Innovators

​2nd Annual 40 minutes social tour will start at 15:00 on the 20th of January at the entrance of the IIA MIT/Stanford Dome.

​You will hear from Cezmi Akdis, a Davos citizen, Director of the Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research, Davos about the science history of Davos, how tuberculosis sanatorium treatment started in 1850s in Davos.

​Davos has been a significant place for renowned authors, particularly Thomas Mann, who wrote his novel The Magic Mountain there, reflecting the sanatorium culture of the early 20th century.

​Robert Louis Stevenson, completed Treasure Island in Davos. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, was one of the initiators of ski tourism in the area. He wrote the adventures of Sussex Vampire in Davos in 1893 and his experiences in Davos had significantly influenced his writing.

​Erich von Däniken was the manager of hotel Rosenhügel and wrote his 68 million selling book of 1968, Chariots of Gods about extraterrestrial influences on human history.

​In addition, Albert Einstein has organised intellectual brainstorming gatherings in Davos.