Fermilab officially died at 12:01am this morning. The lab was founded on November 21, 1967 in Batavia, Illinois. Fermilab was commissioned by the U.S Atomic Energy Commission. Fermilab was founded on the principal that it would follow the ideals of President Lyndon, scientific excellence, esthetic beauty, and stewardship of the land.
Fermilab lived a strong and prosperous life, but will be remembered for three major accomplishments. Fermilab discovered the bottom quark (1977) and the top quark in 2000. They produced the Tevatron, which measures in four miles of circumference and was, until recent years, the world’s largest particle accelerator. The Tevatron is now a National Landmark. Fermilab also made a two mile main injector accelerator to increase the number of proton-antiproton collisions inside the Tevatron itself.
Although the death of Fermilab was horrific, it left a legacy that will be unmatched for centuries. The memorial will be taking place on the massive grounds that use to be that of the Fermilab complex. The memorial will include human reenactments of the particle accelerator, because of the grounds stretches for over 6,800 acres. We hope to see you all there, it is open to the public and anyone who will miss the scientific advancements that Fermilab has taken over the years.
If interested, you can send your memorial contributions to the Fermilab main address, for the next 10 days or send them to the Director of Fermilab, Pier J. Oddone. We will all miss and be mourning the next few weeks, but it is important to remember all the positive accomplishments Fermilab has done. It gave careers to over 5,010 employees, gave over 1,000 college internships, trained over 3,400 teachers in various training categories, and they did all that annually. Fermilab also hosted tours for over 19,000 students (in 2009). Remember to keep Fermilab and its massive family in your thoughts and prayers.
No comments:
Post a Comment