She seems surprised that another cog in the machine is humble. Dudes probably been working there 40 years. Best known achievement? "That guy in the picture". It's because of guys like this, I have electricity, a phone in one hand and a tablet in the other. Thanks for highlighting one of these unsung heroes!

@ojkolsrud1

3 жыл бұрын

That was quite poetic, and true.

@baomao7243

3 жыл бұрын

I worked at LBL in 1990 and was humbled to see in the caves of the Super-HILAC a desk where Al Ghiorso worked. It sat underneath a large wall-mounted periodic table with Post-Its stuck over empty (“missing”) positions for as-of-then undiscovered heavy elements. The message on the Post-Its said: “To be discovered today.” I saw some humility there along with willingness to work day in and day our, as long as it took. Humility is a good thing…

@mathematics5573

3 жыл бұрын

He did not invent mobile phones and electricity and a tablets. Faraday and James Clarke Maxwell are responsible for the electrical power of your phones. And mobile phone flat touch screens were invented by 2 scientists: 1 went to Regent Street Polytechnic and 1 went to Leicester University.

@rafaucett

2 жыл бұрын

@@mathematics5573 : You missed the entire point.

@mathematics5573

2 жыл бұрын

@@rafaucett what point?

Dr. Becky from now on, forever, at work, anytime she walks by that photo with anyone else in earshot: "That's Roger! I met him!"

By far, your interview with Dr. Roger Ruber is one of the best I have ever watched. His passion for physics is clearly evident and why we should continue to invest in physics research. Dr. Ruber isn't in it for fame or a Nobel Physics (edited) Prize. You can tell, he wants too make a difference, regardless of who gets credit. I'm glad you tracked him down because I think you have the same passion and path as Dr. Ruber. Well done. I thoroughly enjoyed this episode.

@DrBecky

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Doug 👍 I think this is one of my favourite videos I’ve ever made too

@johnm.v709

4 жыл бұрын

@@DrBecky Once search "Spin of indivisible particle"

@jeepien

3 жыл бұрын

Well, it wouldn't be the Peace prize, would it? Physics perhaps? But as he said, it's the lead scientists who get the prize. The rest just get paychecks.

@DougHanchard

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeepien edited. My apologies.

The for scale guy is a nice man. You are a great interviewer, even better detective. Having fun, right, Sherlock?

@edew9180

4 жыл бұрын

Pfft no, why would she take a pay cut like that! Plus any detective I've met should rightly be named defective

You're such a nerd, in the nicest way. I love it :)

@FLScrabbler

4 жыл бұрын

Would that make her a geek..? 😉

@TrickOrRetreat

4 жыл бұрын

@@FLScrabbler Think Becky will embrace that title 🤗

@GoldSrc_

4 жыл бұрын

Nerd is no longer an insult but a compliment. It stopped being an insult back in the 80s or 90s.

@bazsnell3178

4 жыл бұрын

@@GoldSrc_ Very true what you said. Just as in the 2000s the word 'queer' was re-embraced proudly by the LGBQT+ community.

Can you imagine being one of the 10,000 people involved in that? I would have swept the floor, just so I could say when asked, "What do you do?" "Who, me? Oh I work at the LHC." 😀

@johnladuke6475

4 жыл бұрын

I never considered that. I guess even the janitor at Los Alamos was a top-secret employee of the Manhattan Project.

@RedRocket4000

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnladuke6475 Absolutely and the janitor in particular because they go everywhere at times no one else is there. They don't have access to the safes or files unless they crack them but placing video and sound recording devices and looking over paperwork that should not be left out and things in regular trash that should have gone in the shredder to be burned can be very helpful to the other sides. If using correct need to know people working in one department not let into the others. To your other point in same sentence even if nothing is secret someone has to clean and thus deserves to be proud to work there and some credit.

@edwardlee2794

3 ай бұрын

I'll be jockeying for that job, sweeping floor in front of ATLAS at CERN. JUST TO SAY I WORK AT THE LHC.

Becky, you're on fire. The videos you have made recently have been so bloody amazing!!

@DrBecky

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Petr 🤗

Dr.Becky: Who is this? ATLAS: shrugs.

@Y.M...

4 жыл бұрын

lol

@Havreflan

4 жыл бұрын

Nice

@EnigmaDave

4 жыл бұрын

I literally laughed out loud!

@tylermiddaugh1515

4 жыл бұрын

im suprised theres 4 of us who got this lmao

@Stadtpark90

4 жыл бұрын

Who is John Galt? (Edit: In fact I never read it to the end... - I only started it after seeing an Episode of „Mad Men“, and at that time you could not buy the book in Germany: it had gone out of print and single books were selling for 100 Euros+ at the Amazon marketplace, and so I downloaded a shady PDF from somewhere on the internet... and the OCR-/ character recognition software had done a less than perfect work, I would get annoyed... (- well maybe I was also annoyed, that the story was progressing slow, and Ayn Rand was making the same points over and over again...). - At the same time I remember I was reading (Wikipedia?), that it was named the 2nd most read (or rather owned) book in the US after the bible, if you asked random people on the street for a book they have. And it was available on the US amazon site for like 5$...). Maybe it’s time to check back on it’s availability. (Maybe it’s a available as e-book in a non-pirated form now in Germany).

Video's like this is why I have so much respect for you! You are such a fun 'real' person! Thank you for being you!

We had a 5m version of this image in the lecture room. I look every time at this image and wondered myself. The greatest moment however was when I had the chanchse to stand infront of the opend ATLAS detector when it was maintanenced. One of the best moments of my life ... in physics :)

@hanniffydinn6019

4 жыл бұрын

Dumb ass, and you didn’t take a picture?

You are such a fan girl, but I’ve often wondered about him to, when the pic hit Scientific American. Thank you for clearing that up.

Becky, that last picture made me laugh more than I've done for several weeks. You're just brilliant. Also, thanks for finding Roger, and letting him sort of be the image of everyone who isn't mentioned anywhere, but still contributed in smaller or greater degrees to huge projects like LHC.

This should have been a 12 part Amazon show. I love that he was just one of the guys, not chosen by committee but by a dude asking for a favour. As Roger said, it's the folks like him that people tend to forget. But Peter Higgs wouldn't have a Nobel if Roger didn't build a magnet. We can't all be Higgs (though we should all try) but we can l do our Roger bit. Get rogering, people! :-)

@johnladuke6475

4 жыл бұрын

It's a lovely sentiment but I'm not sure "get Rogering" is going to catch on as a motivational phrase.

@jimbass1664

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnladuke6475 Well if you don't capitalise it, but fair point. :-)

@jeepien

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnladuke6475 Oh, don't' be too sure. In some countries, it already has a meaning.

Brilliant interview! Love it! And finally Roger gets the recognition he deserves :)

So... you met the photographer who took the photo? 🤔 I guess you could say you know... 😎 WHO FRAMED ROGER RUPER?

@trinaholman4083

4 жыл бұрын

That really needs a beverage warning. Seriously.

Can I just say, for future scientific historians, I'm glad you went through the pain to track him down and attach his name to the photo. It's so easy for people's names to get lost to history...

This is a great video that could have just been a fun and silly scavenger hunt but turned into a great and interesting interview. Well done, Dr. Becky!

Fitting that you post this today, the day I arrived to CERN, to find that all tours are cancelled starting today! [from covid19] Thanks for the consolation prize in this fun vid, doc!

that should be the title for a new game; where's Roger?

I am really enjoying the adventures of Dr. Becky at CERN.

Just love your enthusiasm. In a profession I can imagine, at times, being terribly frustrating I think it's great :)

You were the right person to interview him!

I am a high school student here in America and I took a tour of a college today and it just so happened that Dr. Ruber was here taking his daughter on the same tour as well. I got to talk to him and he was incredibly nice, and as someone who is potentially interested in this as a career field it is a surreal experience to have found out that I met THE man in this photo. Very cool video, thank you for sharing!

Just 'a guy in the right place at the right time' turns out to be a representative for all those unknown people who made it all happen.

Now that’s a scientist, if I ever imagined one:“My funding ended and I moved on to project XYZ (clic)“. (P.S..: I listen to the Resonator-podcast (German Podcast from / about the Helmholtz-Gesellschaft Institutes), and whenever Holger asks how the scientists came to work wherever they work, it’s almost always:“Funny you ask that, in fact it’s a coincidence, I started with X and then ended up at Y, when the opportunity arose...“)

@hanniffydinn6019

4 жыл бұрын

It’s always been 100% “it’s who you know” !

@mjmcb1

4 жыл бұрын

@@hanniffydinn6019 Or, often, you just happen to be standing in the right place at the right time.

@hanniffydinn6019

4 жыл бұрын

Michael McBain he knew the photographer you giant spastic! Did you even watch the video! The other people there refused you idiot.

@mjmcb1

4 жыл бұрын

@@hanniffydinn6019 Time to enter the 21st century, sunshine. 'You idiot"? "You giant spastic"? Really? To address your primary question "did you even watch the video?", scroll forward to 7:13, and you will hear my former colleague tell Dr Smethurst that he was, indeed, just 'in the right place at the right time'. Now please go and take a walk in the park. You have been confined inside for too long.

@hanniffydinn6019

4 жыл бұрын

Michael McBain watch the whole vid you utter spastic, the photographer said he asked others first, they refused you idiot. So it’s not he was the ONLY person in the right place at the right time. So you are indeed a dead idiot spastic that doesn’t pay attention. It’s the photographer that knew him, hence why he couldn’t refuse like all his other colleagues did. So I suggest you get an education you spastic on how to listen. 🐯🐯

You seem so happy and excited about science and discovery and it's great seeing the behind-the-scenes people working everyday to open the universe to us.

Dr.Beky you should work for Scotland Yard as surely you also would make a great detective . Great job. 👏🏻🤙🏼. Also Mr.Roger thank you for being part of this masterpiece creation you sir are a Star. From Glendale CA.

You met one of the people responsible for the most magnificent magnet ever created

Thank you Dr. Becky for tracking him down and interviewing him! And Thank You, Dr. Ruber, for all your hard work over your many projects, for your inspiring humility, and for being so much more than "that guy in the photo." =)

I have always absolutely loved how bubbly and charismatic you are! Laughing and being so light hearted with everyone you meet is contagious and beautiful ❤

What a great interview with Dr Roger. What a nice man he is for taking the time to talk to you, and you asked all the right questions. You should do more of them, you're so pleasent and enthusiastic that I bet people love to talk to you.

I finally succeeded getting a tour of the CERN, only the above ground exhibits. Not even able to enter the cafeteria for lunch, making it appears like a proverbial ivory tower. Now, with your enchanting detective investigation, CERN is back connecting with the public. I would trade anything just to go down at Cern. Please take me along next time you hunt for anything down below at Cern. I will sweep spotless clean the floor before you or after. Thanks again dr. Becky and keep up with the good work.

Love how you are geeking out with him, love your enthusiasm

This is the most interesting and heart warming detective story I have seen for a very long time.

Dr. B, I don't know of anybody who matches your energy, passion, and JOY at Science and discovery. You're truly inspirational and energizing to watch. On a different note, while I understand that ALL safety precautions have been taken, especially in the light of the concerns of radiation and it's affects, I find it notable that, at 16:16, between the TWO of you, I see FIVE hands. Ol' Roger must be "extra handy" with three hands, thanks, perhaps, to the energy of the staff at the LHC/CERN. Great pic, BTW! Thanks for fangirling your heart out!

@josephmelnick3446

2 жыл бұрын

*effects??? I'm never sure. :)

Great interview with Roger. Good detective work Dr Becky. Holmes would be proud!

Ahahaha, adding English subtitles to Maximillien's somewhat-French-flavoured English strikes me sooo funny! :P

It shouldn't be necessary, but it's great to see a human interest story featuring scientists as they are -- normal human beings -- contrary to the constant suspicion and demonization coming from certain corners of the Internet (and sadly, certain governments).

Truly dedicated to furthering the knowledge of humanity. 15yrs later and still going strong! Bravo! If Dr. Becky came up to me out of the blue and started to ask questions, I would be in shock. Wish there were more women like yourself in this world! 👏🏻

This video made extremely happy. Thank you!

I could not agree more with Dr.Ruber what a beautiful description and way of describing how medicine and science can work together and, Dr Becky thank you for finding and conducting this interview!

Awesome Sauce. Super entertaining. Who says that Science and Engineering can't be fun and inspiring? And a Wonderful plug in for all of the thousands of people who, every day, are doing the heavy lifting and the dirty work that then allows an "individual" to shine - at the end of all of that teamwork. Go Roger (Dr. Ruber)! What a selfless, positive spirit.

Unique angle on researching this topic. Another nice still done picture/ video Becky. 😎

This is absolutely bloody great. Nearly 10 years after finishing my physics degree, and doing barely any physics since then, your channel is single-handedly making me miss all of it! Excellent work, Dr Becky!

That is totally the Best. It is Iconic. Almost got a lump in my throat at the end. It's all about the details.

such a great episode... i've always noticed Roger... really great you found him and what his role was and is now

What an inspiring video! Well done. And Roger turned out to be a great guy.

This has to be your most Epic video to date! I too get curious about the little details that other people miss.

Terrific video Dr. Becky! Roger seems like a vey nice chap indeed. Your reference to "Helmet Hair" was, shall I say, hairlarious........ 👍👍😂😂

Thank you for producing this video. Science is so amazing. It makes me so happy for all the children of our future. Who knows what we can accomplish.

I vividly remember having this discussion in A-level Physics with my class and our professors. The professors, to their credit, said they did not know, but believed it must've been a senior project manager, or senior partner, or lead engineer. It's great of Becky to have gone and found this mystery person, for the world to now know.

That's a Roger , Roger ..!! Doc , you have taken determination to an astronomical level !! 10,000 workers couldn't stand in the way of your quest for identifying the ' To Scale Man ' !!

For Dr. Ruper to discuss the other uses of linear accelerators beyond pure research is a great way of validating the reasons why funding these endeavors has implications far beyond the obvious.

You, Dr. Becky are so funny! Also, you teach us so much.

It's rather curious to me that you, Dr. Becky, *met the photographer*, Maximillien Brice, and didn't show as much interest in the man who created the famous photograph as you did with Roger Ruber, the 'scale figure' man! An Artist's life, I guess. Kudos to you, for seeking out, and finding, both men. 🖖 🙂 👍

Thank you Dr. Becky. Only a person with your sense of curiosity would even ask such a question and go so far to find the answer. Yep, I'd say that you are definitely in the right field of work.

Cool interview! Many questions I would have asked if I had the chance (so thanks for that ;-) ) and a few that were more interesting than the ones I thought of ;-)

So fabulous. This is my favorite episode so far.

wow so cool to find him and hear what he did but also he is basically just some random guy at CERN who happened to be showing some ppl around when that one pic was taken. if you went to anyone whos been at CERN for that long and said tell us about your time here and what youre working on it would probably be just as interesting

Really, really interesting! 😃 And the guy seems pretty nice!

I love how energetic you were in that interview , you are a very good interviewer , and I liked the energetic looks in your eyes , they gave me goosebumps

I really enjoyed that interview! Thanks for tracking down that very nice man and talk about his part in this gigantic experiment. Blows my mind every time I think about it.

Even when your having fun I learn something new. Respect.

One of the most famous scale models. You should ad his size. So we can find how many Kilorogers CERNs size is.

@rhoddryice5412

4 жыл бұрын

There's a Sixty Symbols video on weird units and Becky was baking something. I need to re-watch that one now, methinks.

What a fantastic idea for video. I enjoy it so much.

You are absolutely the cutest space woman ever! This video is great because I asked the same question but obviously didn't go to the much length to find the person. So thank you for your videos and everything you do. Perfect 10.

Detective Becky =) resume updated

@tehbonehead

4 жыл бұрын

*Ahem... *DOCTOR* Detective Becky.

@zer-op2gq

4 жыл бұрын

@@tehbonehead the world's greatest superhero! Oh snap...did we just name the doctor? (Paradox opened)

@sittingstill3578

4 жыл бұрын

EDIT: CV updated. 👍 She’s from the UK.

OMG! That photo at the end!!!! I'm dyin' here!!!

Dr Smethurst wonderful video, as always!! Thanks from all of us for tracking down Roger and interviewing him. I idealize all of you geeks that search the tiny and gigantic to see how the universe works. Keep on doing and sharing your great work.

Dr Becky, you have the mind of a true scientist. Despite how easily he could be overlooked, you did notice the man in the picture, then you had the curiosity to find out exactly who he is and interview him. I enjoyed this very much.

I remember reading articles at that time and was impressed by the actual size. Nice to see he's polite and respectful to talk with. Congrats to you 🎉

I'm so glad you got to meet Roger (for scale) Ruper! Your videos continue to be awesome :)

That's not a real guy, that's just a standard scale technician. You can pick them up at any particle collider supplier.

@bulwinkle

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, they used to bear the original kite mark of the British Standards Institute but were taken over by the SI several years ago.

I love your humor sense, keep being who you are

Wow, thanks! You ARE great! Dr. Becky - kick ass!

Love how you put the human face, and personality, on science! Thank you Dr. Becky

you're a lucky girl... what an adventure... I couldn't just stop watching...

Pretty late to the party, but I never noticed the tiny man. Mainly because I've only seen the image on my phone, pretty small. But now, not only have I seen the tiny man, I've learned that Roger is a really incredible dude.

That's cool you found him. Loved the helmet hair still gorgeous

I'm enjoying these episodes with the bump up in production value. If I may offer a tip: for interviews with two cameras, both cameras should be on the same side of the 'line of action' between the two participants, so that in the edit they appear to be looking at each other, instead of both looking off at something else. That comes from what you can call 'classical continuity'. As long as you're goosing up the production it might be good to keep in mind. (Of course I'm also a big fan of the Dr Becky sitting in a room talking' episodes.) Keep up the good work and thank you and your team!

"The experiment wants a magnetic field but without a magnet"..... sounds like something of a challenge to say the least. The background music in these recent episodes is PERFECT! In your "doctored" version... Roger has 3 hands!!???!!!

Loved it. Such a sweet, informative video.

Brilliant. Love Roger. So humble and matter of fact. Yet explained difficult concepts so well. Just from those few sentences I now understand much better how they measure stuff (Well particles and such like) at CERN!

This was so much fun to watch. I am imagining Dr Roger adding a new memory from this experience.

That was fun! And a nice, interesting interview too. 👍🏻

This video brought a big smile on my face :) Beautiful story about the mysterious "Atlas Spirit"! +I love your accent, Becky!

I love that last picture of you and Roger, Dr. Becky! 😄

What an interesting and very pleasant guy, he is exactly the type of random person you would expect to meet hanging around at a place like CERN. This was a lot of fun great job!

That was fun! Well done. :D

Detective Dr Becky is on the case! Well done. I'd love to see more of this type of thing. Great interview.

8:05 They should add that quote below the picture, that it took him about half an hour to go from the camera location to where he's standing. It adds another ridiculous level to the scale of that thing.

No - the most famous picture in Physics was the picture of the 5th Conference of the International Solvay Institutes for Physics and Chemistry of the attendees included 17 of the 29 attendees were or became Nobel Prize winners,: E. Schrödinger, J. W. Pauli, W. Heisenberg, R. H. de Broglie, M. Born, N. Bohr, M. Planck, M. Curie, H.A . Lorentz, A. Einstein, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solvay_Conference

Thank you for this video. Thank you so much. I can't thank you enough. I really really did wonder about it.

Ok, this is just top notch! Oozing with the right enthusiastic energy! New sub and let the commercials rum to the end for extra credit, this gem of a clip deserves all it needs! Stay well!

Loved this....thanks Doctor!!

I'm so glad you found him! This kind of reminds me of a woman who was also known only for being in a picture.

I thought you were going to make an offer for the helmet! I know I would have🤠. Don't know how I missed this video, one of your best.

@alanguile8945

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I have the first Hubble deep field picture on the wall, and have to stop telling everyone, they are not stars but Galaxies!

Fabulous! I really need to show this at my next astronomy club meeting, whenever that will be because of this new pandemic that’s going around.

I am in awe of people of this level of knowledge as a simple electronics engineer. It would worth the price of a bottle of wine to sit down and be able to listen to them for as long as it takes them to consume the wine.

I love this video and what surprised me was the last part when I saw Becky in the picture too! I was not expecting that. 😄