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collections: ["Antikythera", "Living Legends", "Co-Being"]
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# CERN

Geneva, Switzerland

## Why Florian Guillaume recommends CERN

> “Seventeen thousand scientists from a hundred countries work there as one. This is where the Higgs was found and the web was invented.”
>
> Florian Guillaume, founder of CHNGMKR, May 2026

## About CERN

The European Organization for Nuclear Research operates the world's largest particle physics laboratory on the French-Swiss border near Geneva. Home to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a 27km ring that accelerates particles to 99.9999991% of the speed of light. Key discovery: the Higgs boson (2012), confirming the mechanism that gives particles mass. Beyond physics, CERN is where the World Wide Web was invented (Tim Berners-Lee, 1989). A model of international scientific cooperation: 17,000+ scientists from 100+ countries. FG: Fabiola Gianotti, Italy's first and only CERN Director-General.

## About this card

- Recommended by: [Florian Guillaume](https://www.chngmkr.org/correspondents/florian-guillaume.md)
- Collections: [Antikythera](https://www.chngmkr.org/directory/antikythera.md), [Living Legends](https://www.chngmkr.org/directory/living-legends.md), [Co-Being](https://www.chngmkr.org/directory/co-being.md)
- Website: https://home.cern/
- Page: https://www.chngmkr.org/cern
- Français: https://www.chngmkr.org/fr/cern
- Italiano: https://www.chngmkr.org/it/cern
- Español: https://www.chngmkr.org/es/cern
- 中文: https://www.chngmkr.org/zh/cern

## Français

> “Dix-sept mille scientifiques de cent pays y travaillent comme un seul. C'est là qu'on a trouvé le Higgs et inventé le web.”

L'Organisation européenne pour la recherche nucléaire exploite le plus grand laboratoire de physique des particules du monde, à la frontière franco-suisse, près de Genève. Elle abrite le Grand collisionneur de hadrons (LHC), un anneau de 27 km qui accélère des particules à 99,9999991 % de la vitesse de la lumière. Découverte majeure : le boson de Higgs (2012), qui confirme le mécanisme donnant leur masse aux particules. Au-delà de la physique, c'est au CERN que le World Wide Web a été inventé (Tim Berners-Lee, 1989). Un modèle de coopération scientifique internationale : plus de 17 000 scientifiques de plus de 100 pays. FG : Fabiola Gianotti, première et seule Italienne directrice générale du CERN.

## Italiano

> “Diciassettemila scienziati di cento paesi ci lavorano come uno solo. È qui che hanno trovato l'Higgs e inventato il web.”

L'Organizzazione europea per la ricerca nucleare gestisce il più grande laboratorio di fisica delle particelle del mondo, al confine franco-svizzero, vicino a Ginevra. Ospita il Large Hadron Collider (LHC), un anello di 27 km che accelera le particelle al 99,9999991% della velocità della luce. Scoperta chiave: il bosone di Higgs (2012), che conferma il meccanismo che dà massa alle particelle. Oltre alla fisica, è al CERN che è stato inventato il World Wide Web (Tim Berners-Lee, 1989). Un modello di cooperazione scientifica internazionale: oltre 17.000 scienziati da più di 100 paesi. FG: Fabiola Gianotti, prima e unica italiana direttrice generale del CERN.

## Español

> “Diecisiete mil científicos de cien países trabajan allí como uno solo. Ahí se encontró el Higgs y se inventó la web.”

La Organización Europea para la Investigación Nuclear gestiona el mayor laboratorio de física de partículas del mundo, en la frontera franco-suiza, cerca de Ginebra. Alberga el Gran Colisionador de Hadrones (LHC), un anillo de 27 km que acelera partículas al 99,9999991 % de la velocidad de la luz. Descubrimiento clave: el bosón de Higgs (2012), que confirma el mecanismo que da masa a las partículas. Más allá de la física, en el CERN se inventó la World Wide Web (Tim Berners-Lee, 1989). Un modelo de cooperación científica internacional: más de 17.000 científicos de más de 100 países. FG: Fabiola Gianotti, primera y única italiana directora general del CERN.

## 中文

> “一百个国家的一万七千名科学家在那里像一个人一样工作。希格斯粒子在这里被发现，万维网在这里被发明。”

欧洲核子研究组织在日内瓦附近的法瑞边境运营着世界上最大的粒子物理实验室。这里有大型强子对撞机（LHC），一个27公里长的环，把粒子加速到光速的99.9999991%。重大发现：希格斯玻色子（2012），证实了赋予粒子质量的机制。物理之外，万维网也诞生于 CERN（Tim Berners-Lee，1989）。国际科学合作的典范：来自100多个国家的1.7万多名科学家。FG：Fabiola Gianotti，首位也是唯一一位担任 CERN 总干事的意大利人。