- Number 396 |
- September 2, 2013
Video: Why does particle physics matter?
Why Particle Physics Matters.
Particle physicists dedicate their lives to understanding the fundamental nature of energy, matter, space and time. Why do they do it? Why is it important for the rest of us?
Symmetry asked them to explain, and a couple of dozen bravely stepped forward to do so on camera. This 2-minute compilation video brings together the voices of 19 scientists from 13 institutions, including Fermilab, Argonne, Brookhaven and SLAC national laboratories.
Recorded at the 2013 Snowmass Community Summer Study meeting in Minneapolis, the 19 scientists explain how particle physics’ impacts go beyond the laboratory and the textbook to make significant impacts on other fields of science, improve daily life for people around the world, and train a new generation of scientists and computing professionals.
See the full range of explanations on symmetry’s YouTube channel.[Kathryn Jepsen, 630.840.3351,
kjepsen@fnal.gov]
