# Could we destroy the Universe?

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Frank Close
- Year: 2002
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Physics, Astronomy and space
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/could-we-destroy-universe)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

It is 70 years since the birth of particle accelerators. This talk shows how they have been used and become ever more powerful. As we step into unknown territory with the new accelerators in the USA and at CERN, some media have suggested that the experiments could destroy the universe. Do we need to be concerned?

## Lectures

1. [Could we destroy the Universe?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/could-we-destroy-universe/764f76f59f2d) (YouTube)