history

When the power goes out, what’s our first priority?

Fantastical designs elevate physics in works by Fermilab’s first artist.

Early in the history of the Main Ring accelerator, determined Fermilab crews walked the accelerator from what seemed to be the brink of failure.

Neutrinos made several November debuts at Fermilab.

As you walk down the stairs from the main floor of Wilson Hall to the auditorium vestibule, look up to the near edge of the wood block ceiling.

It was 1972, and the Meson Lab was just working on its first beam transport. As I sat and fiddled with the MAC-16 control computer to see what it would do, I looked up to see a gentleman walking towards me wearing a beret and wearing a top coat.

Fermilab directors receive formal recognition for their pioneering science, an important groundbreaking takes place, and a new education program takes off in October.

To celebrate a half-century of discovery, Fermilab has been gathering tales of life at the lab.

Dr. Betz was known, at Fermilab, for creating and overseeing the prairie planting project.

In the 1990s, Tim Meyer was a summer research student at Fermilab. He recalls how he called the lab with a critical, career-cementing question before his first day of work.