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From The New York Times: “American Astronomy’s Future Goes on Trial in Washington” » 54 mile Superconducting Super Collider map, a particle accelerator complex which was under construction in the vicinity of Waxahachie, Texas, cancelled in 1993 by the U.S. Congress for having no immediate economic benefits, and the loss of support by California and other nearby states, because California desired the project. Its planned ring circumference was 87.1 kilometers (54.1 mi) with an energy of 20 TeV and was set to be the world’s largest and most energetic collider. A loss all around as the project never went forward and the U.S. ceded the lead in HEP to Europe. Surely the SSC would have found the Higgs. It could still be built.
richardmitnick 2:46 pm on March 14, 2020 | Full size is 500 × 445 pixels Reply
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