Tag: Particle physics

  • Nation & World

    Noted Harvard physicist Richard Wilson dies at 92

    Richard “Dick” Wilson, Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics Emeritus, dies at 92. A memorial service is planned for June 24 at the Harvard Faculty Club.

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  • Nation & World

    They ponder the universe

    A Harvard research summer at CERN in Switzerland can lead to hard work, sightseeing, and, for some, a lifetime in physics.

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  • Nation & World

    Back into the dark

    Harvard physicists look toward new frontiers as they anticipate the restart of the Large Hadron Collider and their ATLAS experiment in spring 2015.

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  • Nation & World

    The ever-smaller future of physics

    Nobel winner Steven Weinberg brought his thoughts on a “theory of everything” to the Physics Department’s Lee Historical Lecture.

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  • Nation & World

    Helping hunt for the Higgs

    For decades, it has been the holy grail of particle physics, an elusive subatomic particle that offered the tantalizing possibility of explaining how much of the universe works. Billions of dollars have been spent in the search for it. Thousands of researchers — including dozens from Harvard — have conducted trillions of experiments as part…

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  • Nation & World

    Gabrielse wins Lilienfeld Prize

    Harvard Physics Professor Gerald Gabrielse was named the recipient of the 2011 Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize, awarded by the American Physical Society for outstanding contributions to physics.

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