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Today being the 60th anniversary of the Trinity blast, I wonder if it isn't a good time to start a list of Big Science projects around the world. Things like the Tevatron, the VLA, LIGO, etc. All of these are already in Wikipedia, there's just no central list that I can find and this seems as good a place as any to have one. |
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*There is a [[:Category:Big Science]] which has something of a list. --[[User:Fastfission|Fastfission]] 14:57, 16 July 2005 (UTC) |
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== Big Science outside the US == |
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To me the article on Big Science appears to have some US bias. |
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In Europe big science is, in general, NOT linked to the military. This is particulary so for CERN which is mentioned in the article, but also for ESO, EMBL, etc. The organisations have a special international status and do not depend directly on any national government; funding is provided via international agreements. As a CERN employee I can testify that the scientists there do not feel in any way restricted in their work by governmental pressure. |
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In view of ITER taking shape it may be important that all partners "put the cards on the table" and find a common understanding on the conditions under which the project will be executed. |
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Peter Schmid, CERN (my private opinion, not to be taken as CERN's official position) |
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:I'm not sure CERN counts as "in general" -- England and France in particular devoted quite a bit of their scientific work to the development of military advancements over the course of the Cold War. But anyway, I believe the article does (or should) note that military patronage is not always involved, even though it was part of the beginnings of "Big Science". CERN has its own Cold War context, of course, but that's another story... --[[User:Fastfission|Fastfission]] 15:56, 30 August 2005 (UTC) |
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