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The IEEE has conferred to CERN in Geneva, Switzerland, the
honor of an IEEE Milestone in the history of electricity for
the invention in 1968 of the multi-wire proportional
particle detector. This has been the turning point towards
fully electrical analysis methods in the elementary particle
physics experiments worldwide, which have led to crucial
progress in the understanding of basic constituents of
nature.
The installation and unveiling of this IEEE milestone during
a ceremony on September 26th emphasizes the close relation
between technology, science, industry and well-being in the
society. |