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It's only partially patriotism. More importantly, I suspect, just a brand that sells well, no matter what you are selling. That said, EPFL/ETH and CERN have do

It's only partially patriotism. More importantly, I suspect, just a brand that sells well, no matter what you are selling. That said, EPFL/ETH and CERN have done some important things in computer science.

bergstromm466 6y ago
CERN is made possible by shared European funding, hardly 'Swiss'.
- polymeris 6y ago
  True. And much of the work at ETH is conducted by foreigners, but the marketing association is still there.
  - tdudzik 6y ago
    And much of the work in the USA is done by foreigners or even outsourced to other countries.;)
T-A 6y ago
CERN is an international laboratory which happens to be located on the border between Switzerland and France. I wouldn't call it Swiss.