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CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is one of the world’s largest and most respected centres for scientific research. Its business is fundamental physics, finding out what the Universe is made of and how it works.
Where the web was born | CERN
Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist at CERN, invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989. The web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automatic information-sharing between scientists in universities and institutes around the world. CERN is not an isolated laboratory, but ...
The CERN Data Centre
The CERN Data Centre is the heart of CERN’s entire scientific, administrative, and computing infrastructure. All services, including email, scientific data management and videoconferencing use equipment based here. The 450 000 processor cores and 10 000 servers run 24/7. Over 90% of the resources ...
What we do - CERN
CERN's main focus is particle physics – the study of the fundamental constituents of matter – but the physics programme at the laboratory is much broader, ranging from nuclear to high-energy physics, from studies of antimatter to the possible effects …
Our Mission - CERN
Katarzyna Dyga of IT department measuring the TETRA network coverage and quality of voice calls in the AD during the end of year technical stop 2017/2018 assuring that the TETRA service is reliable. (Image: CERN) At CERN, our work helps to uncover what the universe is made of and how it works. We do ...
About CERN | CERN
The name CERN. The name CERN is derived from the acronym for the French "Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire", or European Council for Nuclear Research, a provisional body founded in 1952 with the mandate of establishing a world-class fundamental physics research organization in Europe.
Who we are - CERN
CERN is run by Member States, each of which has two official delegates to the CERN Council.The CERN Council is the highest authority of the Organization and has responsibility for all-important decisions. It controls CERN’s activities in …
Computing - CERN
CERN is one of the most highly demanding computing environments in the research world. The World Wide Web was originally conceived and developed at CERN to meet the demand for automated information-sharing between scientists in universities and institutes around the world. From software development, to data processing and storage, networks, support for the LHC and non-LHC experimental ...
Experiments - CERN
CERN is home to a wide range of experiments. Scientists from institutes all over the world form experimental collaborations to carry out a diverse research programme, ensuring that CERN covers a wealth of topics in physics, from the Standard Model to supersymmetry and from exotic isotopes to cosmic rays.. Several collaborations run experiments using the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the most ...
Our Governance | CERN
The CERN Council is the highest authority of the Organization and has responsibility for all-important decisions. It controls CERN’s activities in scientific, technical and administrative matters. It approves programmes of activity, adopts the budgets and reviews expenditure.The Council is assisted by the Scientific Policy Committee and the Finance Committee.