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Centenary of the birth of Wim Klein, CERN's first computer

Before electronic computers were widely available at CERN, a Dutchman called Willem "Wim" Klein performed astonishing feats of mental arithmetic

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Computing
04 December, 2012

End-of-year closure 2012-13

The Laboratory will be closed from Saturday 22 December 2012 to Sunday 6 January 2013 inclusive

Official news
At CERN
04 December, 2012
At CERN
Official news
04 December, 2012

LHC report: omnium-gatherum

The last couple of weeks have seen a mixed bag of special runs, luminosity production, machine development and down-time

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Accelerators
03 December, 2012
Accelerators
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03 December, 2012

Particle physics: a valuable driver of innovation in medicine

The 10th anniversary of ENLIGHT marks a good occasion a look back at the important contributions particle physics has made to medicine

Opinion
At CERN
03 December, 2012
At CERN
Opinion
03 December, 2012

QuarkNet physics-education programme gains global reach

A professional-development programme created in the US to help teachers explain particle physics has caught on across the world

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At CERN
03 December, 2012

QuarkNet physics-education programme gains global reach

A professional-development programme created in the US to help teachers explain particle physics has caught on across the world

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At CERN
03 December, 2012

Joint Universities Accelerator School to start on 7 January

The school, for students and professionals, includes courses on accelerator physics, technology and applications

Announcement
At CERN
30 November, 2012
At CERN
Announcement
30 November, 2012

ENLIGHT: Ten years on

The European Network for Light Ion Therapy (ENLIGHT) was founded ten years ago to build a community of professionals in the field of hadrontherapy

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Knowledge sharing
29 November, 2012
Knowledge sharing
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29 November, 2012

Google Science Fair winner visits CERN

Grand Prize winner Brittany Wenger visited the Antiproton Decelerator and the Computing Centre among other areas

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At CERN
28 November, 2012
At CERN
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28 November, 2012

Google Science Fair winner visits CERN

Grand Prize winner Brittany Wenger visited key sites including the Antiproton Decelerator and the Computing Centre

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At CERN
27 November, 2012
At CERN
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27 November, 2012