A tour of 10 of this year’s popular science books delivers dark matter, black holes and a hefty dose of Einstein.
Mike Perricone
Components from the MINERvA detector were tested in Fermilab’s Test Beam Facility in June of 2011. Photo: Reidar Hahn The idea of re-using Fermilab’s unique Meson Building as a next-generation beam test facility emerged from the kind of meeting where many complex issues and strategies have been discussed, argued and settled one way or another throughout the laboratory’s history: Lunch. In the Fermilab cafeteria, experimental physicists Stephen Pordes and Erik Ramberg were discussing life in general and physics in particular….
Jon Bakken Jon Bakken joined Fermilab in 1994, but he brings a starting-over-again outlook to his new post as head of the Core Computing Division. “I fully recognize I’m the new guy here,” said Bakken, who officially assumed his new duties on Oct. 1. “I’m excited to be the Division Head and I will be doing my best to make us an efficient division, ready to help the laboratory meet its mission.” How does he plan to achieve this? Along…
Jon Bakken Jon Bakken joined Fermilab in 1994, but he brings a starting-over-again outlook to his new post as head of the Core Computing Division. “I fully recognize I’m the new guy here,” said Bakken, who officially assumed his new duties on Oct. 1. “I’m excited to be the Division Head and I will be doing my best to make us an efficient division, ready to help the laboratory meet its mission.” How does he plan to achieve this? Along…