'Millennium Physicist' Ready to Take Helm at Nuclear Center

Fabiola Gianotti, who this week takes the helm at CERN — home to world's largest particle accelerator, is seen as a new breed of scientist. Initially trained in arts and literature, she came to physics relatively late. She enjoys cooking, jogging, music and keeping her eye on the news, and notes the importance of being "a citizen of the world." Gianotti "embodies for me what's much more the millennium physicist," said Dr. Monica Dunford, senior scientist at...

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