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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One thing I learned at CERN was that particle accelerators relate the E=mc2 equation. The particles are sped up to move fast enough so t... -
The CERN lab really enforces the idea that even though we have made huge leaps in bounds in science, there is still a lot left for huma...
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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