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.

The genesis and renaissance of general relativity

Posted on 23/06/2015 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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Emmy Noether, hero of symmetry and conservation: Public lecture with Peter Olver and Ruth Gregory

Posted on 22/06/2015 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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In particular – hope and dreams

Posted on 09/06/2015 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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Live webcast of the 13 TeV restart of the CERN Large Hadron Collider

Posted on 03/06/2015 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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