Read article 'Music of the muons'
Music of the muons
Music and dance troupe Les Atomes Dansants use muon tracks from W, Z and Higgs events in CMS data to explore the links between science and art.
Read article 'Music of the muons'
Read article 'Lessons from LEP'
Lessons from LEP
The Large Electron Positron collider changed particle physics forever. As the field eyes up the next major collider, former CERN Director-General Herwig Schopper describes what it took to make LEP hap...
Read article 'Memories from Caltech'
Memories from Caltech
Stephen Wolfram reflects on Gell-Mann’s complex character and his rivalry with Richard Feynman.
Read article 'We’ve been here before…'
We’ve been here before…
Tales of colliders contained in 60 illustrious years of CERN Courier offer a rich perspective on the strategic decisions facing the field today.
Read article 'Strong interactions'
Strong interactions
Harald Fritzsch, who collaborated with Gell-Mann in the early 1970s, describes the steps that led to a full understanding of strong interactions.
Read article 'Gell-Mann’s multi-dimensional genius'
Gell-Mann’s multi-dimensional genius
Murray Gell-Mann was one of the great geniuses of the 20th century, says Lars Brink, and stands out among other Nobel laureates.
Read article 'Artistic encounters of the quantum kind'
Artistic encounters of the quantum kind
Quàntica, which opened on 9 April at the Centre de Cultural Contemporània de Barcelona, invites you to explore quantum physics through the lens of both art and science.
Read article 'Rutherford in three movements'
Rutherford in three movements
Accompanied by physics historian John Campbell, the viewer learns about this great scientist from his ordinary childhood as a “Kiwi boy” to his untimely death in 1937.
Read article 'Rutherford, transmutation and the proton'
Rutherford, transmutation and the proton
John Campbell recounts the events leading to Ernest Rutherford’s discovery of the proton, published in 1919.
Read article 'Centennial conference honours Feynman'
Centennial conference honours Feynman
A memorial conference was held at the Institute of Advanced Studies at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
