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Independent Lens - Season 10 Episode 6

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Title: Independent Lens - Season 10 Episode 6
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Studio: PBS
Cast: Stanley Tucci
Crew: Roger Huynh (Lighting Technician)
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Keyword: anthology, documentary, independent documentary

Overview:THE ATOM SMASHERS explores what happens when politicians, not scientists, decide which scientific projects will be funded and which will be cut, and depicts the contradictions that arise when the most educated population in the world begins to doubt the place and value of science. Archival film and vintage footage illustrate the history of Fermilab and cultural attitudes towards science in America, with key scientific ideas brought to life through animation. Despite the setbacks, the physicists at Fermilab continue the search. Until Europe’s atom smasher goes online and starts generating the massive amounts of collisions it takes to find such a minute particle, there’s still a chance that they can win the race. As physicist John Conway says, “This work is too important not to be done somewhere.” But will it be done here in the U.S.? Or will he and the rest of the physicists at Fermilab soon be packing their bags for Europe?

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First Air Date: Aug 09, 1999 Last Air date: Jul 13, 2026 Season: 27 Season Episode: 542 Episode Runtime: 60:14 minutes Quality: HD IMDb: 4.4 / 10 by 16 users Popularity: 17.9863 Language: en

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