Towards One Force of Nature

Synopsis: Shows how Italian physicist Carlo Rubbia (who shared the Nobel Prize ofr Physics in 1984) and his team designed and constructed a 2000-tonne detector to record the ‘W’ particle as it speeds through the earth.
Shows the work of CERN (European Centre for Nuclear Research) to find experimental support for the Grand Unified Theory of Nature and, in particular, the search for the W and Z particles predicted by this theory. Shot on location at CERN at the end of the experiment and then describes the aims and experimental methods of CERN. Explains the fundamental forces of nature and the creation of matter in simple terms using colliding coins, animation and analogy with electro-magnetism. Discusses the search for the W particle, showing the initial planning meetings, building of the reactor, design of detectors and the first attempts to obtain results until, after many setbacks, the physicists obtain the first trace of a W particle.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
Year of production: 1983
Availability: Sale; 1995 sale: £95.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Notes: See also THE GENEVA EVENT.
Uses: 6th-form and undergraduate students.*
Subjects: Physics
Keywords: European Centre for Nuclear Research; nuclear particles

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