Physics & Quantum · Recorded milestone
Large Hadron Collider
Recorded year2008
CERN's 27 km superconducting ring circulates its first proton beams; collisions begin in 2009.
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- SuperconductivityRecorded · 1911enables
- Quantum mechanicsRecorded · 1925requires
- CyclotronRecorded · 1932enables
- Monte Carlo methodRecorded · 1946requires
- Stored-program computerRecorded · 1948requires
- Integrated circuitRecorded · 1958requires
- DRAM memory chipRecorded · 1970requires
- MicroprocessorRecorded · 1971requires
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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.