A new exhibit titled, “Through the Lens of Time: A visual journey from Fermilab’s archives to present day,” is on display in the Fermilab Art Gallery on the second floor crossover. The exhibit features images from throughout Fermilab’s history, from the lab’s first offices in Oak Brook in 1967 to the completed IERC earlier this year. The images are displayed in chronological groupings by decade, and headlines from lab newsletters celebrating significant achievements, such as the Main Ring achieving its…
Valerie Higgins
Valerie Higgins is the Fermilab archivist.
No aspect of Fermilab, past or present — the accomplishments of the Tevatron, the popular Arts and Lecture Series, the education efforts, the world-leading neutrino program — would be what it is today without the contributions of women. This International Women’s Day, we honor their contributions.
This great blue heron was spotted on Aug. 12 by Swan Lake.
On Aug. 12, Wilson Hall is seen at the edge of summer and a field of bird’s foot trefoil.
On Tuesday, April 29, about 100 women gathered online to hear four colleagues share their unique stories and pivotal moments in their careers. Hosted by the Fermilab Women’s Initiative, the Fermilab Young Professionals, and the Fermilab Society of Women Engineers, the third annual Fermilab Women’s Tea Talk event was the first of the series to be hosted virtually.
Twenty-five years ago, scientists on the CDF and DZero particle physics experiments at Fermilab announced one of history’s biggest breakthroughs in particle physics: the discovery of the long-sought top quark. The collaborations on the two experiments jointly made the announcement on March 2, 1995, to much fanfare. We take a look back on this day in Fermilab history a quarter-century ago.
This stunning shot was taken on Oct. 21.
If you’ve ever wondered what it was like to learn about the mind-bending concept of relativity when it first made a splash in public consciousness, come to Fermilab’s latest history exhibit. See works written by Einstein and read the public response to his groundbreaking theory.
It’s window washing at Wilson Hall. This photo was taken on July 10.
The newest exhibit presented by Fermilab scientist Erik Ramberg and the Fermilab Archives gives the viewer a glimpse into the fascinating history of the study of electricity. Since 600 BC, scientists and philosophers have theorized on how electrical charge is transferred from one site to another. In the 18th century, experiments testing these theories took off. In the exhibit, see primary texts and early images of electricity at work.