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What year was CERN founded?

  • 1954

  • 1960

  • 1970

  • 1980

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CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, was founded in 1954. Its mission is to advance the understanding of fundamental physics and its applications. CERN is located in Geneva, Switzerland, and operates the world's largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider.
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