The Higgs Boson and Our Life

Lecture | May 3 | 5-6 p.m. | International House, Chevron Auditorium

Speaker: Fabiola Gianotti, Former Spokesperson, The Large Hadron Collider at CERN

Sponsor: Department of Physics

This lecture describes the unprecedented instruments and challenges that have allowed the 2012 discovery of a new particle compatible with the Higgs boson, the physics meaning and relevance of this discovery, and the implications for our day-to-day life.

Target audience: All Audiences

Open to audience: All Audiences