tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460005.post6492781866052090984..comments2023-11-05T04:28:29.961-08:00Comments on Adventures in Capitalism: "Is there anything connected with this accelerator that involves the security of the country?"Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927628412285314176noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460005.post-12108207727606143892011-10-15T11:53:46.648-07:002011-10-15T11:53:46.648-07:00To be fair to Congress, "Big Science" ad...To be fair to Congress, "Big Science" advocates have always used national security or national competitiveness arguments when arguing for large-scale government funding, particularly in those days. After all - the argument went - if the Soviets discover a new element or particle before us, World Communism is one step closer. <br /><br />Physicists have been particularly good at it, since many of their research results results in cool stuff that impressively goes boom.<br /><br />WV: ganjo - need a bit of Bob Marley with it...Greg Kemnitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09831342731638036787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460005.post-52432039884831344332011-09-27T07:36:34.845-07:002011-09-27T07:36:34.845-07:00Forgive me for not being up on my physics knowledg...Forgive me for not being up on my physics knowledge, but where are we with regards to particle acceleration at this point?John J. Waltershttp://wasabiventures.comnoreply@blogger.com