Belcourt Theatre Nashville, TN
Dr. Paul Sheldon
Professor of Physics, Vanderbilt University; Director of Vanderbilt’s Advanced Computing Center for Research and Education
Particle Fever— What do we know about elementary particle physics?
Program Description
A discussion about new developments in our understanding of elementary particle physics.
Presented At
Belcourt Theatre Nashville, TN
Film Synopsis
As the Large Hadron Collider is about to be launched for the first time, physicists are on the cusp of the greatest scientific discovery of all time—or perhaps their greatest failure.
Particle Fever follows six brilliant scientists during the launch of the Large Hadron Collider, marking the start of the biggest and most expensive experiment in the history of the planet, pushing the edge of human innovation. As they seek to unravel the mysteries of the universe, 10,000 scientists from over 100 countries joined forces in pursuit of a single goal: to recreate conditions that existed just moments after the Big Bang and find the Higgs boson, potentially explaining the origin of all matter. But our heroes confront an even bigger challenge: have we reached our limit in understanding why we exist?
About the Speaker
Dr. Paul Sheldon is an experimental elementary particle physicist and professor of physics at Vanderbilt University.