One of the hooks of the History of Science and Technology in Europe course was the opportunity to visit CERN. One topic of interest I learned about was the detectors used in the labs. In one of the Universe of Particles cases, small pieces of a material called scintillators were on display. During previous research this summer, I utilized a different kind of scintillator (a material that fluoresces when stuck by a charged particle or high energy photon). I enjoyed reading about how these materials are being used to help solve the greatest scientific questions of the universe.
I like how you were able to connect what you were doing with your research to what we saw at CERN. I also found the detectors interesting.
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