I learned from Katherine on the US/LHC blog earlier that tonight on PBS is an airing of a documentary called “The Atom Smashers”. It’s about particle physicists at Fermilab, in Illinois (including my friend Marcela Carena in the photo above). I’m curious to see what they’ve put together, hoping that it’ll give the public some insights into the life of the various kinds of scientist involved, and the exciting physics that engages them – and those of us on the outside who eagerly await the results of their work. The search for the Higgs boson is a focus. You can see a trailer here. I’ll be watching, I think. It is at 10:30pm on PBS, in the Independent Lens series, but be sure to check your local listings since times and days may vary.
Enjoy!
-cvj
Hello — I’m one of the co-directors of The Atom Smashers. To answer “Daily Physics”‘s question, yes, it will be re-broadcast January 27. But if you’d like to get a copy (of the 73-minute “director’s cut”) of your very own, please check out our website at http://www.theatomsmashers.com.
Glad to hear that everyone said it was really good!
I’m sorry to have missed this program! Everyone said that it was really good. Does anyone know if there are going to be reruns of this anytime soon?
Caught it by sheer accident while at home for Thanksgiving (it aired at 11pm here). Enjoyed it but kept wondering “what IS this thing?!” because I was just that confused to find a great in-depth coverage of particle physics.
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