A scientist from the European organisation for nuclear research (Cern) watches a display in the control centre for the Large Hadron ColliderPhotograph: Fabrice Coffrini/APCern scientists at their computers as the collider is switched onPhotograph: Fabrice Coffrini/EPAScientists applaud as the machine is put through its first runPhotograph: Fabrice Coffrini/EPA
British scientist Lyn Evans, the project leader, gives directionsPhotograph: Fabrice Coffrini/APA computer screen monitoring part of the collider known as the Atlas experiment show traces of the first protons injected into the giant ringPhotograph: Fabrice Coffrini/APA computer screen shows proton traces from the Atlas experimentPhotograph: Fabrice Coffrini/EPAA screen shows results from AtlasPhotograph: Fabrice Coffrini/APBritish government minister John Denham speaks as scientists and supporters gather at Central Hall in Westminster to watch a live link-up with the LHCPhotograph: Anthony Devlin/PAA man in a particle physics-themed T-shirt at Central Hall in WestminsterPhotograph: Anthony Devlin/PADr Alan Watson, Professor Steve Lloyd and Professor Norman McCubbin (l-r) watch from Central HallPhotograph: Anthony Devlin/PA
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