Not so much diary as an invitation to read a blog over on the Scientific American site. It is a response to Trump’s proposed budget cuts, and a wonderful quote from Robert Wilson, first director of Fermilab, nearly 50 years ago, when asked if the facility contributed to the nation’s defense. The most salient snippet is:
“It has nothing to do directly with defending our country except to make it worth defending”
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