Episode
MegaStructures: Atom Smasher
Overview
The Large Hadron Collider is a titan of science. Built on an unsurpassed scale, scientists aim to capture the smallest particles in the universe.
Details
- Series
- MegaStructures
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 2008-01-08
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Atom Smasher is Episode 15 in Season 5 of MegaStructures. It aired on 2008-01-08. The runtime is 60 min.
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