Robert McNees on Nostr: Robert R. Wilson, first director of Fermilab, famously testified in front of the ...
Robert R. Wilson, first director of Fermilab, famously testified in front of the Congressional Joint Committee on Atomic Energy #OTD in 1969.
In making the case for building Fermilab, Wilson delivered a lovely justification for a national commitment to basic science.
An important argument to revisit, in light of recent bad news about funding for basic science.
Image: Fermilab
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