What is the routine of a CERN scientist?

Here's a typical day in the life of member of one of the big LHC experiments (days vary greatly though, I tried to mention several activities in one day here): 7:30 AM: wake up, have breakfast. Check the LHC status : if there are periods without ... read more

The name CERN is derived from the acronym for the French"Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire", or European Council for Nuclear Research, a provisional body founded in 1952 with the mandate of establishing a world-class fundamental physics research organization in Europe. read more