50 Years Today

Fifty years ago today saw the establishment of Cern. As I understand it this project aims to answer the question of how the universe was created and the basic make up of matter.
Visit their web site at http://public.web.cern.ch/Public/Welcome.html
I went for a walk today with the dog and pondered the difference between the weak and strong forces of nature and how the view across the valley towards Exmoor could have all fitted into a single point or singularity (along with the rest of the universe) prior to the big bang.