CERN

CERN is the European Organization for Nuclear Research (Organisation Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire), the world's largest particle physics laboratory, situated on the border between France and Switzerland, just west of Geneva. It is also known for being the birthplace of the World Wide Web. The convention establishing it was signed on September 29, 1954. From the original 12 signatories of the CERN convention, membership has grown to the present 20 Member States.

Scientific Achievements

Several important achievements in particle physics have been made using experiments at CERN. These include, but are not limited to:

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• The discovery of neutral currents in 1973 at the Gargamelle bubble chamber.
• The discovery of W and Z bosons in 1983 at the UA1 and UA2 experiments.

The 1984 nobel prize in physics was awarded to Carlo Rubbia and Simon van der Meer for the latter.

Related Topics:
1984 - Nobel prize - Carlo Rubbia - Simon van der Meer

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