Author Archives: Jon Butterworth

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About Jon Butterworth

UCL Physics prof, works on LHC, writes (books, Cosmic Shambles and elsewhere). Citizen of England, UK, Europe & Nowhere, apparently.

Why are harps harp-shaped?

At the Guardian. See also Chapter 7.3 of Smashing Physics.

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It’s a Wonderful Life

At the Guardian. See also Chapter 7.5 of Smashing Physics.

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Your hand in the Large Hadron Collider 2: The Sequel

At the Guardian.

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Displacement activity

Well, I can’t get into my Guardian site, because of some VPN and password mix up. And yet I desperately need to write something to take my mind off the derby this evening. So here I am, back again. Today … Continue reading →

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