@Science_George@mastodon.world
2026-07-15 14:03 UTC
During his run as Director, he oversaw the construction of the Tevatron - the world's most powerful particle accelerator for a quarter of a century, and helped plan what was to be the Tevatron's successor, the Superconducting Super Collider, but unfortunately it was canceled.
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@Science_George@mastodon.world 2026-07-15 14:04
The SSC's cancelation wasn't due to a lack of effort on his part. He was perhaps the most enthusiastic promoter of the project, even pushing for it in his popular book "The God Particle: If the Universe is the Answer, What Is the Question?", but ultimately Congress ended it. 6/