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'Faster-than-light neutrino' scientist steps down
World NowThe leader of an experiment that was said to have shown subatomic particles traveling faster than the speed of light has resigned from his post, according to Italy's National Institute of Nuclear Physics.... -
Research paper saves UCSD scientist from $400 traffic fine
L.A. NOWA UCSD scientist has published a four-page research paper that may directly impact more people than almost any 100-page dissertation.... -
Book review: 'For the Love of Physics'
Special to the Los Angeles TimesFor the Love of Physics From the End of the Rainbow to the Edge of Time — A Journey Through the Wonders of Physics Walter Lewin, with Warren Goldstein Free Press, 302 pp., $26 For more than 30 years, the pioneering X-ray astrophysicist Walter...Tags: Mass Media, Science, Science and Technology, University of Hartford, YouTube
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Lee Davenport dies at 95; physicist developed WWII radar device
Lee Davenport, a physicist who developed a radar device that helped U.S. and Allied troops win key battles in World War II, has died. He was 95.
He died Friday of cancer at a nursing home in Greenwich, Conn., said his daughter, Carol.
Davenport was...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Science, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Cancer, Italy
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FBI report at odds with ATF claim on weapons
The claim by senior ATF officials that none of the weapons lost in the botched Fast and Furious sting operation were used in the shooting of a Border Patrol agent is not supported by FBI ballistics tests, according to a copy of the FBI report on the...Tags: Phoenix (Maricopa, Arizona), Science, Weaponry, Mexico, Police Investigations
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John Marburger III dies at 70; science advisor to President George W. Bush
Physicist John H. Marburger III, who served as President George W. Bush's science advisor at a time when most researchers considered science to be under attack by the government, died July 28 at his home in Port Jefferson, N.Y. He was 70 and had non-...Tags: Human Interest, Science, Stony Brook, White House, Science and Technology
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Norman Ramsey dies at 96; Nobel winner's work led to MRI machines
Norman Ramsey, who shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in physics for his research into atomic energy levels that led to the creation of the atomic clock and MRI machines, has died. He was 96.
Ramsey died in his sleep Nov. 4 at a nursing home in Wayland, Mass.,...Tags: Science, West Point, Teachers, Columbia University, Harvard University
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A history of men's hairstyles
Los Angeles TimesThe ancient story of Samson and Delilah shows how important a man's hairstyle can be. The tale has inspired sculptors, composers and screenwriters, and Samson's long locks are part of a long list of classic men's hairstyles. What follows is a look at...Tags: Kurt Cobain, Science, Justin Bieber, Movies, Symbols and Symbolism
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Rosalyn Yalow dies at 89; Nobel winner helped revolutionize medical diagnostics
Physicist Rosalyn S. Yalow, who shared the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the development of a medical diagnostic test that revolutionized patient care and led to a new understanding of diabetes and a host of other diseases, died May 30 in...Tags: Common Cold, Blood, Diabetes, Human Interest, Science
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Former Angels baseball player Doug DeCinces accused of insider trading, pays $2.5-million fine
Money & CompanyFormer Angels baseball player Doug DeCinces has agreed to pay $2.5 million in penalties and interest to settle allegations that he used inside information to make more than $1.2 million in profits trading the stock of Santa Ana-based Advanced Medical........ -
Leon Knopoff dies at 85; UCLA scientist who applied computer modeling in earthquake research
Leon Knopoff, a UCLA researcher who was widely regarded as the father of theoretical seismology, died of respiratory failure Jan. 20 at his home in Sherman Oaks. He was 85.
Knopoff did pioneering research in "how an earthquake works," said his colleague,...Tags: Natural Disasters, Science, Human Interest, Politics, University of California, Los Angeles
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Large Hadron Collider rewards scientists watching at Caltech
The Large Hadron Collider near Geneva succeeded early Tuesday in smashing subatomic particles together at more than three times the highest levels previously recorded, eliciting cheers from a crowd watching at Caltech and pushing two sometimes-separate...Tags: Olympic Games, Science, Large Hadron Collider Experiments, Science and Technology, Physics
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