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European LHC exhibit

European LHC exhibit. Involve European and other Science Centres and Science Museums in a science project including LHC and the LHC experiments An LHC exhibit for Europe New CERN-EPPOG project LHC experiments. Ecsite LHC session. Ecsite conference in Lisbon

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European LHC exhibit

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  1. European LHC exhibit • Involve European and other Science Centres and Science Museums in a science project including LHC and the LHC experiments • An LHC exhibit for Europe • New CERN-EPPOG project • LHC experiments EPPOG CERN 4 October 2007

  2. Ecsite LHC session • Ecsite conference in Lisbon • 75 minute LHC session (chaired by E.J.) • Lawrence Krauss – physics, art and extra dimensions • E.J. – The technological and intellectual challenge • Pedro Abreu – The cosmic connection • Bernard Pellequer – The CERN Globe of Science • Finished with 2 min excerpt of Episode 2 EPPOG CERN 4 October 2007

  3. The LHC - CERN’s new flagship The LHC….work in progress! Two beams, each containing trillions of protons, will race around the 27km ring in opposite directions travelling at 99,999999 % of the speed of light… Soon at CERN

  4. EPPOG CERN 4 October 2007

  5. Revealing the secrets of nature.. • The very early universe… • The secrets of antimatter… • What mass really is… • Observe dark matter in the laboratory… • … with some of the most complex devices ever constructed… • … together with Science Centres. EPPOG CERN 4 October 2007

  6. New York Times Coverage EPPOG CERN 4 October 2007

  7. A new outreach challenge • An exciting European/international endeavour – a large scale LHC exhibit involving: • Science Centres • CERN • LHC experiments EPPOG CERN 4 October 2007

  8. Ecsite President call • Asger Hoeg, President of Ecsite • Very enthousiastic (as many of the participants) • Called for Science Centre participation • The hope: 50 keuro from 10 centres EPPOG CERN 4 October 2007

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