The Large Hadron Particle Collider

Founded in 1952, CERN has been the location of some of the world's most important scientific developments. Tim Berners-Lee, commonly regarded as the father of the Internet, developed his ideas for the world wide web here in 1990.
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Founded in 1952, CERN has been the location of some of the world's most important scientific developments. Tim Berners-Lee, commonly regarded as the father of the Internet, successfully tested his idea for the world wide web here in 1990.

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