CERN

Summary

CERN is an international organization^[1]. CERN ranks in the top 2% of international_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,627 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• CERN's field of work was particle physics^[3].
• CERN's field of work was high energy physics^[4].
• CERN received the Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research^[5].
• CERN received the UNESCO Niels Bohr Medal^[6].
• CERN was a member of ORCID, Inc.^[7].
• CERN was a member of Digital Preservation Coalition^[8].
• CERN was a member of Linux Foundation^[9].
• CERN was a member of World Wide Web Consortium^[10].
• CERN was a member of Global Open Science Hardware^[11].
• CERN was a member of Q118398^[12].
• CERN is located in villarodin Bourget^[13].
• CERN is located in Meyrin^[14].
• CERN is in the country of Switzerland^[15].
• CERN is in the country of France^[16].
• CERN's instance of is recorded as international organization^[17].
• CERN's instance of is recorded as nuclear research institute^[18].
• CERN's official language is recorded as English^[19].
• CERN's official language is recorded as French^[20].
• CERN's headquarters location is recorded as villarodin Bourget^[21].
• CERN's headquarters location is recorded as Meyrin^[22].
• CERN's Commons category is recorded as CERN^[23].
• CERN's archives at is recorded as Niels Bohr Library & Archives^[24].
• CERN's chairperson is recorded as Costas Foudas^[25].
• CERN comprises library of the European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN, Building 52^[26].
• September 29, 1954 marks the founding of CERN^[27].

Body

Founding

September 29, 1954 marks the founding of CERN^[27].

Leadership

CERN's chairperson is recorded as Costas Foudas^[25]. CERN's director / manager is recorded as Mark Thomson^[28].

Operations

Headquarters locations include villarodin Bourget^[21], a commune of France^[29], in France^[30] and Meyrin^[22], a Municipality of Switzerland^[31], in Switzerland^[32].

Industry

Fields of work include particle physics^[3], a branch of physics^[33] and high energy physics^[4], a branch of physics^[34].

Recognition

Awards received include Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research^[5], a science award^[35], in Spain^[36] and UNESCO Niels Bohr Medal^[6], a science award^[37].

Why It Matters

CERN ranks in the top 2% of international_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,627 views/month).^[2] CERN has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] CERN is known by 90 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

CERN is credited with the discovery of Higgs boson^[40], a type of quantum particle^[41] and antihydrogen^[42], a chemical anti-element^[43].

FAQs

What awards did CERN receive?

Honors received include Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research^[5] and UNESCO Niels Bohr Medal^[6].

What did CERN discover?

CERN is credited as discoverer of Higgs boson^[40] and antihydrogen^[42].