Perhaps we can get someone to take a photo of the Higgs Boson for Commons? Surely not that hard, right?
(I am, of course, joking) Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* On 24 September 2013 13:12, <[email protected]> wrote: > One for the science geeks... > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Susan Gray <[email protected]> > To: > Cc: > Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 09:07:16 +0000 > Subject: New display on Higgs boson at the National Museum of Scotland > > ** ** > > Please find to follow media release from National Museums Scotland:**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > [image: MediaLogo_pink] > > > [image: > 2Line2Col_process] **** > > ** > > * * > > *Hunting the Higgs Boson* > > ** ** > > *Friday 27 September 2013 to Sunday 16 February 2014 * > > *National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh* > > ** ** > > *Admission: Free* > > ** ** > > ** ** > > A new display at the National Museum of Scotland charts the search for > the Higgs boson and the continuing quest to discover the fundamental > structure of the universe.**** > > ** ** > > *Hunting the Higgs boson* explores the journey by scientists at CERN, the > European Organisation for Nuclear Research, to pinpoint the Higgs boson > particle. The famous particle is named after Professor Peter Higgs, who > first proposed the theory of its existence back in 1964 when working at the > University of Edinburgh. Scientists have been hunting for the elusive > particle since the mid-1990s.**** > > ** ** > > Through personal artefacts loaned from Professor Higgs, material from CERN > and objects charting the history of particle physics, this small exhibition > provides an introduction to the ground-breaking scientific discovery.**** > > ** ** > > Over 7000 scientists, engineers and support staff from over 40 countries > worked out of CERN in the search for the invisible particle. 48 years after > Peter Higgs’ theory was published CERN announced that they had found a new > particle “consistent with the Higgs boson”. Following its discovery > Professor Higgs commented that he didn’t expect this to happen in his > lifetime. **** > > ** ** > > An array of commemorative medals presented to him for his impact on the > world of physics, including one from the Royal Society of Edinburgh to mark > the Higgs boson discovery, can be viewed in the exhibition. Also on display > is a slice of prototype magnet from the Large Hadron Collider presented to > Higgs when the experiments which finally found the Higgs boson were still > in the planning stages, nine years before the first beam was fired around > the accelerator. **** > > ** ** > > The technology behind the discovery of the Higgs boson has had a huge > impact, and has resulted in many real-world applications including use in > medical scanners and solar panels. In 1989 the solution for storing and > sharing vast amounts of information in use at CERN came from Tim > Berners-Lee and eventually grew into the World Wide Web.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Tacye Phillipson, Senior Curator of Modern Science at National Museums > Scotland commented,**** > > ** ** > > *“Particle physics is an incredible collaborative endeavour. This small > exhibition shows how far it has come in the quest to understand our > universe, and the impact that the technology developed in the hunt for the > Higgs boson has had on our everyday lives.” * > > ** ** > > *Hunting the Higgs boson* was developed in partnership with the > University of Edinburgh.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > 24 September 2013**** > > Ends**** > > * * > > *Further information and images from Susan Gray, Press Office on 0131 247 > 4288, or email *[email protected]**** > > * * > > Website *www.nms.ac.uk* <http://www.nms.ac.uk/>**** > > * * > > *Notes to Editors* > > ** ** > > **1. **National Museums Scotland is one of the leading museum groups > in the UK and Europe and it looks after collections of national and > international importance. The organisation provides loans, partnerships, > research and training in Scotland and internationally. 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It was also voted the > number one museum in the UK in TripAdvisor’s inaugural Travellers’ Choice > Awards earlier this year.**** > > ** ** > > **3. **CERN**** > > The name CERN stands for ‘Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire’, > the European Council for Nuclear Research. **** > > ** ** > > It is the European particle physics laboratory on the border between > Switzerland and France, was founded in 1954 to increase international > scientific collaboration. It brings together scientists from all over the > world, sharing the costs as well as the knowledge of complex experiments > into particle and nuclear physics.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Our exclusive summer exhibition is now on! Discover the epic tale of Mary, > Queen of Scots until 17 November 2013. > www.nms.ac.uk/mary > > National Museums Scotland, Scottish Charity, No. SC 011130 > This communication is intended for the addressee(s) only. 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