Imagine being able to watch as Edison turned on the first light bulb, or as Franklin received his first jolt of electricity. For the first time, a film gives audiences a front row seat to a significant and inspiring scientific breakthrough as it happens. Particle Fever follows six brilliant scientists during the launch of the Large Hadron Collider, marking the start-up of the biggest and most expensive experiment in the history of the planet, pushing the edge of human innovation. As they seek to unravel the mysteries of the universe, 10,000 scientists from over 100 countries joined forces in pursuit of a single goal: to recreate conditions that existed just moments after the Big Bang and find the Higgs boson, potentially explaining the origin of all matter. But our heroes confront an even bigger challenge: have we reached our limit in understanding why we exist? Directed by Mark Levinson, a physicist turned filmmaker, from the inspiration and initiative of producer David Kaplan and masterfully edited by Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now, The English Patient, The Godfather trilogy), Particle Fever is a celebration of discovery, revealing the very human stories behind this epic machine.
Imagine being able to watch as Edison turned on the first light bulb or as Franklin received his first jolt of electricity. For the first time a film gives audiences a front row seat to a significant and inspiring scientific breakthrough as it happens. Particle Fever follows six brilliant scientists during the launch of the Large Hadron Collider marking the start-up of the b...
这是我看到的第一部关于LHC的纪录片，很激动。片子还算精良。你可以看到世界上顶聪明的一批人，花了很多甚至几乎毕生心血构建理论，花了20多年建造LHC采集数据进行验证探索，出来的结果出乎所有人的意料。所以人类很聪明，世界也很大，人类的探索之路还很长。
每次看到这样的片子就再次激起要好好做科研以及不想回国做科研的心……
太带劲了，太迷人了。我下辈子要学理科。
现在回想，08年最早听说这个实验，多亏那位在Cornell学物理的豆友，但后来再没关注过实验的进展和曲折，直到看过这片子，才算了解个大概。这些理论和实验物理学家是真正的理想主义者，让我对自然科学又有了兴趣。人选择做什么不重要，重要的是对所选择的事物的执着和狂热。
