De Broglie became the first high-level scientist to call for establishment of a multi-national laboratory, a proposal that led to the establishment of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).
De Broglie var den første ledende videnskabsmand der foreslog oprettelsen af et multinationalt laboratorium, et forslag der resulterede i oprettelsen af Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire (CERN).