# The LHC Timeline: A personal recollection (1980-2012). Oral History Interview

## 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.

## Key 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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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/1705.04951