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CERN

The European Organization for Nuclear Research, also called European Laboratory for Particle Physics, known as CERN (/sɜːrn/; .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}French pronunciation…

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Budget
1515m CHF (2026)
Council President
Costas Fountas [de]
Director-General
Mark Thomson
Formation
29 September 1954; 71 years ago (1954-09-29)
Members
Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · Czech Republic · Denmark
Official languages
English and French

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Particle accelerators

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.cern

Open science

Public exhibitions

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CERN

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CERN

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related to In popular culture · 85
CERN → After, American, Angels, Antiproton Decelerator, ATLAS, British, California, CERN's, CERN's Large Hadron Collider, CMS, Collide, Day, Decay, Demons, Disney, Doctor Who, Episode, ERN, Extremis, FCC
related to Decommissioned accelerators · 62
CERN → AA, AAC, AC, Accelerated, AD, Antiproton Accumulation Complex, Antiproton Accumulator, Antiproton Collector, Antiproton Decelerator, Antiproton Synchrotron, CERN Linear Electron Accelerator, CLEAR, CLIC, CLIC Test Facility, CTF3, Electron Positron Accumulator, EPA, For, In, ISR
related to Current complex · 55
CERN → AC, Accelerator, AD, Antiproton, Antiproton Collector, As, Before, CERN's, CLEAR, COMPASS, Currently, Each, ELENA, GeV, GeV Proton Synchrotron, ISOLDE, It, Large Electron, Large Hadron Collider, LEAR
Members · 36
CERN → Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia
related to Enlargement · 29
CERN → Americas, April, Associate Member, Associate Member States, Associate Members, August, Brazil, Candidates, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, December, February, India, Ireland, January, July, June, Latvia, Lithuania
related to Founding members · 20
CERN → At, Belgium, CERN Council, Denmark, Federal Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, July, June, Member States, Netherlands, Norway, Paris, Sweden, Switzerland, The, United Kingdom, Yugoslavia
related to history · 20
CERN → According, Conseil Européen, Copenhagen, During, European, European Council, European Organization, French, Geneva, Lew Kowarski, Niels Bohr, Nuclear Research, OERN, Organisation, Recherche Nucléaire, September, The, University, Werner Heisenberg, Western Europe
related to Scientific achievements · 17
CERN → CP, Gargamelle, GeV/c2, Higgs, Large Electron, LEP, Maintaining, NA48, Positron Collider, Precision, PS210, Several, The, The Heavy Ion Programme, They, UA1, UA2
related to Associated institutions · 13
CERN → Also, CERN Council, CERN Council Resolution, ESA, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, JINR, JINR Council, March, SESAME, SESAME CouncilUNESCO, Southern Observatory, Space Research Organisation, The
related to Accelerators under construction · 10
CERN → Among, As, High Luminosity LHC, HL, LHC, LHC's, LINAC, LINAC4, October, This

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CERNCouncil PresidentCostas Fountas [de]1.00infobox
CERNDirector-GeneralMark Thomson1.00infobox
CERNFormation29 September 1954; 71 years ago (1954-09-29)1.00infobox
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CERNMembersAustria1.00infobox
CERNMembersBelgium1.00infobox
CERNMembersBulgaria1.00infobox
CERNMembersCzech Republic1.00infobox
CERNMembersDenmark1.00infobox
CERNMembersEstonia1.00infobox
CERNMembersFinland1.00infobox
CERNMembersFrance1.00infobox
CERNMembersGermany1.00infobox
CERNMembersGreece1.00infobox
CERNMembersHungary1.00infobox
CERNMembersIsrael1.00infobox
CERNMembersItaly1.00infobox
CERNMembersNetherlands1.00infobox
CERNMembersNorway1.00infobox
CERNMembersPoland1.00infobox
CERNMembersPortugal1.00infobox
CERNMembersRomania1.00infobox
CERNMembersSerbia1.00infobox
CERNMembersSlovakia1.00infobox
CERNMembersSlovenia1.00infobox
CERNMembersSpain1.00infobox
CERNMembersSweden1.00infobox
CERNMembersSwitzerland1.00infobox
CERNMembersUnited Kingdom1.00infobox

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