For such a great moment in physics, I wish the PR had been controlled as well as the beam. Quotes like “Oh, wow, it actually worked!” don’t necessarily encourage government spending on 20-year-long half-billion-dollar research projects. There is enough skepticism working against science, I would have hoped for more confidence from the National Geographic press. [...]
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Large Hadron Collider “Actually Worked”
Posted in experiments, physics on September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »