Category Archives: History

Consider Feynman in all his manifestations

Posted on 09/10/2019 by Jon Butterworth

If you click on the “Richard Feynman” tag of this blog you will find he features quite often. He was a great physicist who had an enormous impact on the field in general and on particle physics in particular (no … Continue reading →

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Future echoes

Posted on 06/08/2019 by Jon Butterworth

I have three email inboxes, for UCL, CERN and personal stuff. Catching up on some CERN bulk mails of the last few weeks, three interesting articles I thought worth sharing. One is a report from the “Future Circular Collider” (FCC) … Continue reading →

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The Universe Speaks in Numbers

Posted on 16/04/2019 by Jon Butterworth

I have reviewed Graham Farmelo’s new book for Nature. You can find the full review here. Mathematics, physics and the relationship between the two is a fascinating topic which sparks much discussion. The review only came out this morning and … Continue reading →

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Lucretius

Posted on 20/12/2018 by Jon Butterworth

Discussing Lucretius’ ideas and their relevance to life and physics today, with Naomi Alderman, for “Science Stories” on Radio 4. I learned a lot making and listening to this. Nice work. Lucretius, Sheep and Atoms  

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