Should you watch Particle Fever?
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Particle Fever
Documentary · 2013
As the Large Hadron Collider is about to be launched for the first time, physicists are on the cusp of the greatest scientific discovery of all time - or perhaps their greatest failure.
The sides of Particle Fever
- The Large Hadron Collider switching on
- Physicists at CERN
- The hunt for the Higgs boson
Particle Fever is good for you if…
- you like the feeling of being there for a discovery about the universe.
- you want real physics explained by the people doing it.
- you like following real scientists through years of waiting.
Particle Fever is bad for you if…
- you need more on screen than physicists and control rooms.
- you want a story where every question gets answered.
About: discovery · patience · curiosity
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