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Because the Nobel prizes are inherently political -- scientists and governments alike needed to justify the enormous investment in the LHC, and what better way
by ihsw 13y ago
Because the Nobel prizes are inherently political -- scientists and governments alike needed to justify the enormous investment in the LHC, and what better way than a token Nobel award?
The LHC may be worth the investment but the Nobel prizes aren't any indicator of it.
- SkyMarshal 13y agoThe Nobel has been around longer than the LHC, they have nothing to do with each other.
- icebraining 13y agoWhether a public work like the LHC is worth the investment is a political decision. A award that only measured its scientific accomplishments could never tell you whether it was worth the investment or not.