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Policy and funding

Shutdowns and start-ups

29 Jan 2015 Robert P Crease
Taken from the January 2015 issue of Physics World

What is the meaning of ceremonies that take place when major pieces of scientific equipment are shut down? Robert P Crease investigates

Photo of the last day of operations at the US National Synchrotron Light Source
Gone but not forgotten: The final day of operations at the US National Synchrotron Light Source. (Courtesy: Brookhaven National Laboratory)
“After 32 years of operation,” Steven Dierker announced, “the National Synchrotron

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Robert P Crease is a professor in the Department of Philosophy, Stony Brook University, US and writes the monthly Critical Point column for Physics World, robertpcrease.com, e-mail robert.crease@stonybrook.edu. His latest book is The Leak: Politics, Activists, and Loss of Trust at Brookhaven National Laboratory
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