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1 (of 5) Portrait of Simon van der Meer taken in February 1990.

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2 (of 5) Simon van der Meer in front of the antiproton accumulator.

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3 (of 5) A toast from Carlo Rubbia (right) to the discovery of the W and Z particles, for which he and Simon van der Meer (middle) were awarded the physics prize.

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4 (of 5) Simon van der Meer (left) and Carlo Rubbia (right) at a CERN reception.

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5 (of 5) Simon van der Meer at CERN, 1962.

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