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The Atom Smashers

Physics, politics and international competition collide as scientists race to find one of the most elusive sub-atomic particles ever theorized: the Higgs boson. After funding cut backs, Fermilab (a premier U.S. government research laboratory focusing on particle physics) is struggling to survive. Explore the quest for the "God particle."

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