The mirage of the “world accelerator for world peace” and the origins of the ssc, 1953-1983

Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 101-124

  Kolb, Adrienne ^a   Hoddeson, Lillian ^b  

^a FERMI NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 84968126485     PISSN: 08909997     EISSN: 15338355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/27757713     Document Type: Article

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