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> CERN is publicly funded and that it doesn’t have an unlimited budget Not strictly true. With a budget of €7.5 billion (approx. $9bn or £6.19bn as of June 20
by jgalt212 7y ago
> CERN is publicly funded and that it doesn’t have an unlimited budget
Not strictly true.
With a budget of €7.5 billion (approx. $9bn or £6.19bn as of June 2010), the LHC is one of the most expensive scientific instruments[1] ever built.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider#Cost https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider#Cost
That being said, it does seem publicly funded institutions do seem to have a lot more money to devote to plant and equipment (or anything you can put someone's name on) than software, services, or other small equipment that you cannot put someone's name on.