How did the US become such a key part of CMS?

How did the US become such a key part of CMS?

The CMS Founders series is a collection of interviews with key members of the CMS collaboration at CERN, and captures the stories that made one of the most advanced particle detectors in the world! Dan Green is a Senior Scientist at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, where he worked for more than 30 years. He served as U.S. CMS Program Manager from 1996 to 2007 and Chair of the CMS Collaboration from 2009-2010. He is being interviewed by CMS researcher Isobel Ojalvo. Video edited by Lorenzo Bacchetta.