Particle Fever

Name: Particle Fever
Director: Mark Levinson
Released: 2013

Mark Levinson 2013

Imagine being able to watch as Edison turned on the first light bulb, or as Franklin received his first jolt of electricity. PARTICLE FEVER gives audiences a front row seat to our generation’s most significant and inspiring scientific breakthrough as it happens. The film follows six brilliant scientists during the launch of the Large Hadron Collider, marking the start-up of the biggest and most expensive experiment in the history of the planet.

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Running Time:

99 min.

Spoken Languages:

English

Directors:

Mark Levinson

Producers:

Mark Levinson, David Kaplan

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The New York Times

"Mind blowing"
Variety

"A surefire crowdpleaser"
The Hollywood Reporter

"...succeeds on every level"
The Telegraph

"A brilliant documentary...particle physicists just may be the new rock stars"
Scientific American

"Full disclosure: I cried at a movie about particle physics"
Squarespace

"Particle Fever is a visually compelling and human documentary holding interest for everyone from the layman to the genius."

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