Read article 'Karel Šafařík 1953–2024'
Karel Šafařík 1953–2024
Karel Šafařík, one of the founding members of the ALICE collaboration, passed away on 7 October 2024.
Read article 'Karel Šafařík 1953–2024'
Read article 'Günter Wolf 1937–2024'
Günter Wolf 1937–2024
Günter Wolf, who played a leading role in the planning, construction and data analysis of experiments that were instrumental in establishing the Standard Model, passed away on 29 October 2024 at the...
Read article 'Edoardo Amaldi and the birth of Big Science'
Edoardo Amaldi and the birth of Big Science
In an interview drawing on memories from childhood and throughout his own distinguished career at CERN, Ugo Amaldi offers deeply personal insights into his father Edoardo’s foundational contribution...
Read article 'A word with CERN’s next Director-General'
A word with CERN’s next Director-General
Mark Thomson, CERN's Director General designate for 2025, talks to the Courier about the future of particle physics.
Read article 'Charm and synthesis'
Charm and synthesis
Sheldon Glashow recalls the events surrounding a remarkable decade of model building and discovery between 1964 and 1974.
Read article 'The new hackerpreneur'
The new hackerpreneur
Hackathons can kick-start your career, says hacker and entrepreneur Jiannan Zhang.
Read article 'Tsung-Dao Lee 1926–2024'
Tsung-Dao Lee 1926–2024
On 4 August 2024, Tsung-Dao Lee passed away at his home in San Francisco, aged 97.
Read article 'Robert Aymar 1936–2024'
Robert Aymar 1936–2024
Robert Aymar, CERN Director-General from January 2004 to December 2008, passed away on 23 September at the age of 88.
Read article 'James D Bjorken 1934–2024'
James D Bjorken 1934–2024
Theoretical physicist James D Bjorken, whose work played a key role in revealing the existence of quarks, passed away on 6 August aged 90.
Read article 'Max Klein 1951–2024'
Max Klein 1951–2024
Experimental particle physicist Max Klein, whose exceptional career spanned theory, detectors, accelerators and data analysis, passed away on 23 August 2024.
