Álvaro De Rújula

Álvaro De Rújula is a theoretical physicist at the European Center for Nuclear Research (CERN). He has held positions at the Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques and Harvard University. He is a member of the European Academy.

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Physics Apollo 11 and Fundamental Science [long_description] Since Apollo 11 landed its crew on the moon, pessimistic observers have suggested that the only interesting spin-off from the expedition was Moon Boots. Not so. Apollo 11 made possible highly accurate measurements of the distance between the earth and the moon, exquisitely precise tests of the strong equivalence principle, as well as improvements of technologies used in daily life.
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Physics Mass Appeal [long_description] Álvaro De Rújula reviews The Origin of Mass: Elementary Particles and Fundamental Symmetries by John Iliopoulos. De Rujula praises Iliopoulos for his interweaving of science, history, and biography in explaining the implications of the 2012 discovery of the Higgs Boson particle.
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letter Embroidering the Tapestry
In response to “Threads in the Tapestry of Physics”
[short_description] Sheldon Lee Glashow (Shelly to his friends) is not just your friendly-neighborhood run-of-the-mill Nobel laureate. He will join the other great scientists who stand upon the shoulders of giants.

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