The great crash of particles (Swiss Press Text 2011, by Benoît Perrier) - Swiss Press Award

Le Courrier, Genève

Benoît Perrier

On March 29, 2010, CERN's LHC particle accelerator experienced its first collisions at an energy of 7 TeV, marking the start of its particle physics research program. A report from that day was published in Le Courrier. Interview with a professor from the University of Geneva who is participating in the program. Summary of the theses of CERN's opponents, brief conversation with a philosopher of science. References.