Learning on ScreenIndependent Lens: the Atom Smashers
- Synopsis
- Produced between 2004 and 2007. Shows the work of the Tevatron, a four-mile particle, accelerator which physicists at Fermilab were using before the Hadron Collider to smash matter together at nearly the speed of light to find a particle theorized forty years ago by Scottish scientist Peter Higgs.
- Series
- Independent Lens, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Year of production
- 2007
- Documentation
- Further information at: http://www.137films.org/films/theatomsmashers/ and
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/atomsmashers/film.html - Subjects
- Physics
- Keywords
- mass; particle physics; Higgs boson
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 1 NTSC
- Price
- $19.00 (personal use); $225.00 (educational licence)
- Availability
- Sale
- Year
- 2010
Production Company
- Name
137 Films
- info@137films.org
- Web
- http://www.137films.org External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 00 + 312.404.4208
- Fax
- 00 + 312.803.1872
- Address
- 118 N. Clinton Street
Lower Level #362
Chicago
IL 60661
USA
Sponsor
- Name
PBS
- Web
- http://www.pbs.org External site opens in new window
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