Read article 'Weinberg wins Breakthrough prize'
Weinberg wins Breakthrough prize
Steven Weinberg, one of the architects of the Standard Model, is awarded $3M Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.
Read article 'Weinberg wins Breakthrough prize'
Read article 'Horst Wenninger: 1938-2020'
Horst Wenninger: 1938-2020
A former CERN director, Horst Wenninger made significant contributions in getting the LHC approved.
Read article 'Paul Murphy 1930–2020'
Paul Murphy 1930–2020
“Gas and glue” man Paul Murphy was a long-time leader in particle physics at the University of Manchester.
Read article 'John Thompson: 1939-2020'
John Thompson: 1939-2020
John Thompson was a senior physicist at the UK’s Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL).
Read article 'Max Zolotorev: 1941-2020'
Max Zolotorev: 1941-2020
An inspiring mentor and teacher, Zolotorev was a pioneer of experimental studies of atomic parity violation.
Read article 'Ulrich Becker 1938–2020'
Ulrich Becker 1938–2020
Ulrich Becker created instruments that led to major contributions to particle physics, including the Nobel Prize-winning discovery of the J/Ψ particle.
Read article 'Eugène Cremmer: 1942-2019'
Eugène Cremmer: 1942-2019
Cremmer, a theorist, left his mark in superstring and supergravity theory.
Read article 'Pierre Lazeyras 1931–2020'
Pierre Lazeyras 1931–2020
Pierre Lazeyras, who played leading roles in the ALEPH experiment, neutrino beams and silicon detectors during a 35-year-long career at CERN, passed away on 4 April aged 88.
Read article 'Aldo Michelini 1930–2020'
Aldo Michelini 1930–2020
Aldo Michelini, who led OPAL and other important experiments at CERN, passed away at Easter at the age of 89.
Read article 'Adolf Minten 1931–2020'
Adolf Minten 1931–2020
Distinguished CERN physicist Adolf Minten passed away on 21 March at the age of 88.
