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CERN, or The Factory for the Absolute

CERN, or The Factory for the Absolute

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Human action is often influenced by the desire for knowledge. This desire is in itself a positive impulse and could be said to be the basis of all progress. Let's move this statement to the ground of scientific research at CERN, and see if it applies here - and then test the common experience that human stupidity permeates every social stratum and, in the case of the elites, is a potential threat.

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Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Runtime

58 mins

Rating

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Release Date

21 October 2010

Country

Czech Republic

Cast

Robert Aymar

Robert Aymar

Self

Peter Chochula

Peter Chochula

Self

Richard Feynman

Richard Feynman

Self (archive footage)

Donald A. Glaser

Donald A. Glaser

Self

Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking

Self (voice)

Peter Higgs

Peter Higgs

Self

Andrea Musso

Andrea Musso

Self

Otto E. Rössler

Otto E. Rössler

Self

Karel Šafařík

Karel Šafařík

Self

Paul Scherrer

Paul Scherrer

Self (archive footage)

Jürgen Schukraft

Jürgen Schukraft

Self

Richard Scrivens

Richard Scrivens

Self

Zdeněk Sekera

Zdeněk Sekera

Self

Christopher Llewellyn Smith

Christopher Llewellyn Smith

Self

Jack Steinberger

Jack Steinberger

Self

Martinus J. G. Veltman

Martinus J. G. Veltman

Self

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