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.

A Deeper Understanding of the Universe – from 2km Underground

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How big is a quark?

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Mice, mops and zombies

Last night Leon & I watched “Shaun of the Dead” – again, for me, and first time for him. An excellent film, funny and slightly disturbing, made all the better by the familiarity of the North London setting. (Including the … Continue reading

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First particle-beams of 2016 in Cern’s Large Hadron Collider

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