Record No.
MRB-2026-005753
Largest and Most Powerful Particle Accelerator
Science & Technology
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CERN Large Hadron Collider
Switzerland
Category
Science & Technology
Country
Switzerland
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CH )
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Record Description
The Large Hadron Collider, operated by CERN in a 27-kilometer circular tunnel beneath the Swiss-French border near Geneva, is the largest and most powerful particle accelerator ever built. It began operating in 2008 and was used to confirm the existence of the Higgs boson in 2012.
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