The LHC Timeline: A personal recollection (1980-2012). Oral History Interview
Luciano Maiani, Luisa Bonolis
TL;DR
This interview recounts the history of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN from inception to Higgs boson discovery, providing personal insights from a key CERN figure involved in its development.
Contribution
It offers a detailed personal perspective on the development and milestones of the LHC, highlighting decision-making and scientific achievements from 1980 to 2012.
Findings
Chronology of LHC development
Insights into CERN's decision processes
Personal reflections on Higgs discovery
Abstract
The object of this interview is the history of the Large Hadron Collider in the LEP tunnel at CERN, from first ideas to the discovery of the Brout-Englert-Higgs boson, seen from the point of view of a member of CERN scientific committees, of the CERN Council and a former Director General of CERN in the years of machine construction
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Taxonomy
TopicsParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies · International Science and Diplomacy · Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers