Is particle physics an applied science?

YES, physics can be applied to medical science, you must have heard of the term sonography, endoscopy, they all work on the laws of physics .A simple istrument is a sphygmomanometer which measures...

Niels Bohr would be considered the "father of particle physics" in my opinion. Famous for "On the Constitutions of Atoms & Molecules," Bohr built upon work done by New Zealander Ernest Rutherford...

it is a science

It can be, but Applied Science is too general a term. It is taking what a bunch of guys are doing in a lab and turning it into something useful that can make a profit. ex. Two guys in a lab were...

Pure science is science done in a laboratory. It is also called natural science. Applied science is also called technology or engineering. It is done outside. In pure science, a biologist might...