CERN and the rise of the Standard Model

Curiosity is as old as humankind, and it is CERNs raison dêtre. When the Laboratory was founded, the structure of matter was a mystery. Today, we know that all visible matter in the Universe is composed of a remarkably small number of particles, whose behaviour is governed by four distinct forces. CERN has played a vital role in reaching this understanding. Have we reached the end of the road in understanding nature Far from it. There is still much to learn about the Higgs boson, the messenger of the Bro