Francis Farley, a British physicist, joined CERN in 1957. This marked the start of a long and remarkable career in experiments to measure the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon
Günther Plass, former Director of Accelerators at CERN, joined the Magnets group at the Proton Synchrotron (PS) in 1956. Three years later, the machine went into service and became the most powerful accelerator in the world
Giuseppe Fidecaro was among the small group of physicists who performed the first experiment at CERN to provide results in 1958 that would spread the Laboratory’s name around the world
CERN will turn 70 on 29 September 2024. A rich celebration programme will enable the public to celebrate CERN’s illustrious past and engage with its bright future
François de Rose, a French diplomat, was involved in the creation of CERN. In 2004, he still remembered the first discussions that ultimately led to the birth of the Organization