@Science_George@mastodon.world
2026-07-15 14:02 UTC
Of course, along his journey there he did some other stuff too - ranging from things like establishing a longstanding restaurant at Fermilab (the famous Chez Léon) in 1979, to discovering the bottom quark in 1977.
And then there were his years as Fermilab's Director.
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@Science_George@mastodon.world 2026-07-15 14:03
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. 5/