CERN - anyone been?
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I went with a uni physics department and got to see the facility where they test the superconducting magnets, one of the antimatter experiments, the control room for one of the new detectors and a couple of other experiments there. Excellent day out (although I would say that). I don't know if our scientist for the day was giving us info at a higher level than normal, but it was really informative and interesting.
MartG said:
No.1 son is off there for a visit next March with college ( he's doing A level Physics ) - he's really looking forward to it as he wants to be a particle physicist
That sounds excellent. wish my college would have done stuff like that! Should be a confirming visit for him really... get him really motivated to become what he wants.R300will said:
A-level physics trip. Great weekend. Can't remember a thing about CERN
Also A-levels physics trip. Also can't remember much about CERN. Think we were all struggling to stay awake during the talks and presentations due to lack of sleep It was 2002, I do remember seeing the LHC assembly when it was still on the surface, and the massive hole in the ground it was to be lowered into. Bloody vast bit of kit.
AJI said:
I'm in Geneva for a few days and thinking about visiting CERN physics compound for a day out. I heard they have a visitor centre and a tour.... anybody been before?
I spent three years working there, it's great.Although, having said that, a lot of it was sitting in front of a workstation in an office, not blasting particles into each other while wearing a lab coat and safety glasses.
Worth a look, though. You can get cool souvenirs, like CERN swiss army knives, and lanyards.
AJI said:
I'm in Geneva for a few days and thinking about visiting CERN physics compound for a day out. I heard they have a visitor centre and a tour.... anybody been before?
I spent three years working there, it's great.Although, having said that, a lot of it was sitting in front of a workstation in an office, not blasting particles into each other while wearing a lab coat and safety glasses.
Worth a look, though. You can get cool souvenirs, like CERN swiss army knives, and lanyards.
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