By John Calder The builder of Fermilab, R.R. Wilson, perhaps explained best why studying fundamental physics is so important in his testimony before the Congress of the United States in 1969. Congress was looking for some sort of justification in spending $200 million. Robert Wilson: American Hero What follows is an excerpt from Wilson’s testimony [...]
Entries from January 2010
To Every Engineer, Designer, Thinker and Hack:
January 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment
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The U.S. Airport Security Mess:
January 25th, 2010 · No Comments
At Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, screening is done in 30 minutes. The key? Look passengers in the eye. From Our Transportation Correspondent, Peter Buxton: By Cathal Kelly, Toronto Star While North America’s airports groan under the weight of another sea-change in security protocols, one word keeps popping out of the mouths of experts: [...]
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Hetch Hetchy could go on ballot
January 8th, 2010 · No Comments
By John Holland In 1910, voters in San Francisco approved a $45 million bond issue for the construction of a water system on the Tuolumne River. In 2010, city residents could vote on a proposal to tear out a key part of the system – Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite National Park. Restore Hetch Hetchy, [...]
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