 A swollen deficit and a dwindling of political will are chipping away at American leadership in science. This program presents an absorbing case study of the problem, going behind the scenes at Fermilab—the accelerator complex in Illinois where researchers smash atoms and hunt for a particle called the Higgs boson. America’s shaky position on the scientific mountaintop becomes clear as a new and more powerful accelerator in Europe prepares to open its doors and compete for the Holy Grail of physics. Distributed by PBS Distribution. (73 minutes)
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