A present for the future
During the majority of my 57 years of existence, I’ve waited with the anticipation of a child on Christmas Eve for the truly exciting discoveries that have been and continue to be made. Whether from deep space, quantum mechanics, or particle physics, they remain important towards expanding our understanding of not only who we are, but what we are.
Twenty years ago, at the age of 6, my daughter was shown a cyclotron housed in the University of Rochester, NY, where we lived. She was taught how to pronounce the word, given a basic explanation of what it did and has never forgotten the moment. I am up to date with the news that Fermilab releases on its Web site and find it absolutely incredible!
In view of what’s being discovered, I believe it is vital that scientists be sufficiently funded in order to continue exploring these fundamental building blocks.
I wish I were young enough to see the outcome of these fantastic experiments and I hope the government and private sector keep up the funding so perhaps my daughter may. Thanks for the great write-ups.
Michael Giambra, Reno, NV
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