CERN is one of the largest centers for research into quantum mechanics and nuclear physics. It is located on the border between Switzerland and France, near Geneva, Switzerland.NDTV.com: What is CERN? (September 10, 2008) CERN: CERN in a nutshell On September 10, 2008, the Large Hadron Collider located at CERN will be turned on for the first time, which may provide many insights into the beginnings of the universe and the Grand Unified Theory.AFP: Hawking bets CERN mega-machine won't find 'God's Particle' (September 9, 2008)
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More than 6,500 physicists from 80 different countries have done research at CERNOrigins: CERN: People
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World Wide Web invented at CERN in 1990YouTube Video: CERN in 3 minutes (Time: 3:34)
