Episode 2 of In Search of Giants: Dr Brian Cox takes us on a journey through the history of particle physics. In this episode we learn how J.J. Thomson discovered the fist subatomic particle the electron.

This film is part of a series originally broadcast on Teachers' TV (http://www.teachers.tv/video/23645).

The series was made with the support of The Science and Technology Facilities Council (www.scitech.ac.uk).

www.lhc.ac.uk Official UK LHC website for public and schools.

www.particledetectives.net School resources on the LHC, how science works and particle physics.

Films produced and directed by Alom Shaha (www.labreporter.com).

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