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{{short description|2013 film by Mark Levinson}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Particle Fever
| image = Particle Fever.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Mark Levinson (film director)|Mark Levinson]]
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[David E. Kaplan (physicist)|David Kaplan]]
* Mark Levinson
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Savas Dimopoulos]]
* [[Nima Arkani-Hamed]]
* [[Fabiola Gianotti]]
* [[David E. Kaplan (physicist)|David Kaplan]]
* Monica Dunford
* Martin Aleksa
* Mike Lamont
}}
| narrator = David Kaplan
| music = [[Robert Miller (composer)|Robert Miller]]
| cinematography = Claudia Raschke-Robinson
| editing = [[Walter Murch]]
| studio = Anthos Media
| distributor = {{Plainlist|
* Abramorama
* BOND360
}}
| released = {{Film date|2013|07|14|Sheffield, UK|2014|03|05|United States}}
| runtime = 99 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $1.4 million<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2014/03/19/documentary-follows-particle-fever-surrounding-higgs-boson-discovery/ | title=Documentary follows 'Particle Fever' surrounding Higgs boson discovery | publisher=Trif Alatzas | work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] | date=19 March 2014 | access-date=11 October 2016 | author=Dance, Scott}}</ref>
| gross = $869,838<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=particlefever.htm | title=Particle Fever (2014) | publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] | work=[[Box Office Mojo]] | access-date=11 October 2016}}</ref>
}}
'''''Particle Fever''''' is a 2013 American [[documentary film]] tracking the first round of experiments at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] (LHC) near [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]]. The film follows the [[Experimental physics|experimental physicists]] at the European Organization for Nuclear Research ([[CERN]]) who run the experiments, as well as the [[Theoretical physics|theoretical physicists]] who attempt to provide a conceptual framework for the LHC's results. The film begins in 2008 with the first firing of the LHC and concludes in 2012 with the successful identification of the [[Higgs boson]].<ref name="SFGate">{{cite news | url=http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Particle-Fever-an-intimate-look-at-a-weighty-5295703.php | title='Particle Fever' an intimate look at a weighty experiment | work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] | date=9 March 2014 | access-date=11 October 2016 | author=Perlman, David}}</ref>

The Communication Awards of the [[National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine]] awarded a $20,000 prize for excellence in communicating science to the general public in Film/Radio/TV to David Kaplan and Mark Levinson for "Particle Fever" on October 14, 2015. The awards are given to individuals in four categories: books, film/radio/TV, magazine/newspaper and online, and are supported by the W. M. Keck Foundation.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://livestream.com/accounts/7036396/events/4407035 | title=2015 Communication Awards Ceremony | work=Livestream.com | access-date=11 October 2016 | author=NAS-Webcast}}</ref>

==Synopsis==
The film is composed of two narrative threads. One follows the large team of experimental physicists at CERN as they try to get the LHC running properly. After a promising initial test run, the LHC suffers a liquid helium leak in 2007 that damages its [[electromagnets]]. [[Fabiola Gianotti]], Martin Aleksa, and Monica Dunford are all shown discussing how to handle the negative publicity surrounding the accident, and how to proceed. After repairs in 2009, the LHC begins to run experiments again at half power.

The other thread follows the competing theories of [[Nima Arkani-Hamed]] and his mentor [[Savas Dimopoulos]]. In the film, Arkani-Hamed advocates for the "[[multiverse]]" theory, which predicts the mass of the Higgs boson to be approximately 140 [[Electronvolt|giga-electronvolts]]. Dimopoulos argues for the more-established [[supersymmetry]] theory, which predicts the mass of the Higgs boson to be approximately 115 GeV.

The narrative threads combine at the end of the film, when CERN announces the confirmed existence of a Higgs-like particle, with a mass of approximately 125 GeV. The discovery of the particle is met with a standing ovation, and [[Peter Higgs]] is shown wiping away tears. However, neither of the competing theories of the universe is definitively supported by the finding.

Later, Kaplan is shown admitting that ''none'' of his theoretical models are supported by this finding, and that the long-term implications of the discovery are unclear.<ref name="Murch" /><ref name="Woit">{{cite web | url=http://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=6308 | title=Particle Fever | work=Not Even Wrong | date=1 October 2013 | access-date=11 October 2016 |last1 =Woit| first1 = Peter| author-link1 =Peter Woit}}</ref><ref name="Scott">{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/05/movies/particle-fever-tells-of-search-for-the-higgs-boson.html | title='Particle Fever' Tells of Search for the Higgs Boson | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=4 March 2014 | access-date=13 October 2016 | author=Scott, A. O.}}</ref>

==Production==
The film was shot over a period of seven years. It was directed by [[Mark Levinson (film director)|Mark Levinson]], a former theoretical physicist with a doctorate from [[UC-Berkeley]]. Levinson produced the film along with [[David E. Kaplan (physicist)|David Kaplan]], a professor of physics at [[Johns Hopkins University]] and producers Andrea Miller, Carla Solomon and Wendy Sax.<ref name="pressnotes" /> The team gathered nearly 500 hours of footage from both professional camera crews and amateur video self-recordings shot by the physicists themselves.<ref name="PBS">{{cite interview | url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/seven-years-500-hours-footage-capture-particle-fever | title=Physicist-turned-filmmaker captures seven years of "Particle Fever" | date=February 19, 2014 | access-date=13 October 2016 | last=Kaplan | first=David | interviewer=Rebecca Jacobson | work=[[PBS NewsHour]]}}</ref> This footage was then edited by [[Walter Murch]], who had previously won [[Academy Awards]] for his work on ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'' and ''[[The English Patient (film)|The English Patient]]''.<ref name="Murch">{{cite interview | url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/catching-particle-fever-qa-with-walter-murch/ | title=Catching 'Particle Fever': Walter Murch on Editing the Universe Down to Size | publisher=[[Vice (magazine)|Motherboard - Vice]] | date=6 June 2013 | access-date=11 October 2016 | last=Murch | first=Walter | interviewer=Whitney Mallett}}</ref> Kaplan worked closely with [[MK12]] to create the animated sequences which are used throughout the film.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://motionographer.com/2014/03/16/particle-fever/ |title=Particle Fever |last=Cone |first=Juston |date=16 March 2014 |website=Motionographer.com |access-date=29 August 2017}}</ref>

The film premiered at [[Sheffield Doc/Fest]] on July 14, 2013.<ref name="Sheffield">{{cite web|url=https://sheffdocfest.com/films/show/5433|access-date=13 October 2016|publisher=[[Sheffield Doc/Fest]]|title=Particle Fever}}</ref>

==Release==
[[File:Kaplan, Levinson, Wadman in 2014.jpg|thumb|David Kaplan, Mark Levinson, and Meredith Wadman discuss the film in New York City in January 2014.]]
''Particle Fever'' was shown at several [[Film festival|festivals]] before opening in [[limited release]] in the United States on March 5, 2014.<ref name="pressnotes">{{cite web | url=http://particlefever.com/downloads/ParticleFeverPressNotes.pdf | title=Particle Fever Press Notes | work=ParticleFever.com | access-date=11 October 2016}}</ref>

===Critical response===
The film received critical acclaim, with reviewers praising the film for making theoretical arguments seem comprehensible, for making scientific experiments seem thrilling, for making [[particle physicists]] seem human, and for promoting [[physics outreach]]. Several reviewers singled out Murch's editing for praise.<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/particle-fever|title=Particle Fever Reviews|work=[[Metacritic]] | publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] | access-date=11 October 2016}}</ref> On his blog, theoretical physicist and [[string theory]] critic [[Peter Woit]] called the film "fantastically good", but cautioned that Arkani-Hamed's linking of the Higgs boson to multiverse theory was a tenuous proposition, as this theory did not currently make testable predictions.<ref name="Woit" />

On [[Rotten Tomatoes]] the film has an approval rating of 96% based on 48 reviews, with an average rating of 7.92 out of 10. The site's consensus states: "The concepts behind its heady subject matter may fly over the heads of most viewers, but ''Particle Fever'' presents it in such a way that even the least science-inclined viewers will find themselves enraptured."<ref name="rotten">{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/particle_fever/ |title= Particle Fever (2014) |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |access-date=16 April 2018 }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has an 87 out of 100 rating, based on 18 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref name="Metacritic" />

== Awards ==
In 2016, it was one of the inaugural winners of the [[Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/jun/16/winners-of-inaugural-stephen-hawking-medal-announced-hans-zimmer-jim-al-khalili-particle-fever |title=Winners of inaugural Stephen Hawking medal announced |last=Davis |first=Nicola |date=16 June 2016 |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=7 December 2017}}</ref>

==Related media==
On July 27, 2024, at [[San Diego Comic-Con]], composer [[Bear McCreary]] announced that he is working on a musical theater version of the documentary film, called ''Particle Fever: The Musical''. He also announced that he's working with composer/lyricist Zoe Sarnak, playwrighter [[David Henry Hwang]], and art director [[Leigh Silverman]].<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1vEm9O45jw |title=[Interview] Composer Bear McCreary at San Diego Comic-Con |date=3 August 2024 |publisher=Temple of Geek |via=YouTube}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://particlefever.com/}}
* {{IMDb title|1385956}}
* {{Mojo title|particlefever}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|particle_fever}}
* {{Metacritic film}}

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