Location: Hewlett Teaching center, 370 Serra Mall, Rm. 200 Contact: 650-723-4347 tice@stanford.edu Dr. Fabiola Gianotti, Senior Research Scientist at CERN and spokesperson for the ATLAS experiment, will give a lecture entitled "The Higgs Boson and Our Life."  Abstract:  On 4 July 2012, the ATLAS and CMS experiments operating at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) announced the discovery of a new particle compatible with the Higgs boson (hunted for almost 50 years), which is a crucial piece for our understanding of fundamental physics and thus the structure and evolution of the universe.  This lecture describes the unprecedented instruments and challenges that have allowed such an accomplishment, the physics meaning and relevance of this discovery, and the implications for our day to day life. Sponsor: Department of Physics Audience: Robert Hofstadter Memorial Lecture: "The Higgs Boson and Our Life"FacebookTwitterEmailPrintAdd to CalendarDr. Fabiola Gianotti, Senior Research Scientist at CERN and spokesperson for the ATLAS experiment, will give a lecture entitled "The Higgs Boson and Our Life."  Abstract:  On 4 July 2012, the ATLAS and CMS experiments operating at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) announced the discovery of a new particle compatible with the Higgs boson (hunted for almost 50 years), which is a crucial piece for our understanding of fundamental physics and thus the structure and evolution of the universe.  This lecture describes the unprecedented instruments and challenges that have allowed such an accomplishment, the physics meaning and relevance of this discovery, and the implications for our day to day life. When:Monday, April 8, 2013. 8:00 PM. Approximate duration of 2.50 hour(s). Where:Hewlett Teaching center, 370 Serra Mall, Rm. 200 (Map) Sponsor:Department of Physics Contact:650-723-4347 tice@stanford.edu Admission:Free and open to the publicAudience:General Public, Faculty/Staff, Students, Alumni/FriendsTags:lecturePermalink:http://events.stanford.edu/events/358/35861 More info...Last modified January 25, 2013. Free and open to the public