I'm not going to lie, I did not know exactly what CERN was when I saw it on the itinerary before coming to Switzerland. I learned that CERN is the European Organization for Nuclear Research. They have the largest particle accelerator. I also learned that they conduct a lot of physic studies on particles, matter, and space. One thing that I found particularly interesting was the big dome where when you walk in and it is set up to mimic space. It was very information dense and I learned more about space, matrices, matter, etc.
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At the Geneva History of Science Museum, I learned about sun dials. The sun dial that was displayed to us showed the time of the sunrise/su...
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While a lot of the mechanics and physics of the machines at CERN went right over my head, it’s easy to see that it is an amazing place doing... -
After visiting the Einsteinhaus in Bern, I also went to the Einstein Museum. The museum was a great educational addition because it discusse...
I also did not know a lot about CERN before coming on the trip. I did really enjoy the Universe of Particles exhibit and how interactive everything was.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that CERN is an European oganization explains the selection of flags flying. I wondered why the flag of the USA was not there. If it is a European collective that explains why it was not included.
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