From the mystery of the kaons to the enchantment of the quarks: the legacy of Mary K. Gaillard
A few weeks ago, I learned of the passing—in May of this year at the age of 86—of Mary K. Gaillard, a titan of theoretical particle physics, the field that describes and predicts what happens to matter inside atoms and what exists there. Today we understand that there is a force that […]
From the mystery of the kaons to the enchantment of the quarks: the legacy of Mary K. Gaillard
A few weeks ago, I learned of the death—in May of this year at the age of 86—of Mary K. Gaillard, a titan of theoretical particle physics, the branch of physics that describes and predicts what happens to matter inside atoms and what exists there. Today, we understand that there is a force […]
Building bridges between science and computing: CERN School of Computing comes to Chile
Between January 11 and 24, 2026, the city of Santiago will become the epicenter of international science and technology when it hosts the CERN School of Computing – Latin America, which will be held at the Lo Contador Campus of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. The arrival of this […]