{"product_id":"tunnel-visions-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-superconducting-super-collider-paperback","title":"Tunnel Visions: The Rise and Fall of the Superconducting Super Collider - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Riordan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarting in the 1950s, US physicists dominated the search for elementary particles; aided by the association of this research with national security, they held this position for decades. In an effort to maintain their hegemony and track down the elusive Higgs boson, they convinced President Reagan and Congress to support construction of the multibillion-dollar Superconducting Super Collider project in Texas-the largest basic-science project ever attempted. But after the Cold War ended and the estimated SSC cost surpassed ten billion dollars, Congress terminated the project in October 1993. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on extensive archival research, contemporaneous press accounts, and over one hundred interviews with scientists, engineers, government officials, and others involved, \u003ci\u003eTunnel Visions\u003c\/i\u003e tells the riveting story of the aborted SSC project. The authors examine the complex, interrelated causes for its demise, including problems of large-project management, continuing cost overruns, and lack of foreign contributions. In doing so, they ask whether Big Science has become too large and expensive, including whether academic scientists and their government overseers can effectively manage such an enormous undertaking.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Riordan\u003c\/b\u003e, a physicist and science historian, is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hunting of the Quark\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eCrystal Fire\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eLillian Hoddeson\u003c\/b\u003e, the Thomas Siebel Professor Emerita of the History of Science at the University of Illinois, is coauthor of \u003ci\u003eCrystal Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCritical Assembly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrue Genius\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFermilab: Physics, the Frontier, and Megascience\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eAdrienne W. Kolb\u003c\/b\u003e was, until her retirement in mid-2015, the Fermilab archivist. She is coauthor of \u003ci\u003eFermilab: Physics, the Frontier, and Megascience\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 28, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44282521026662,"sku":"9780226598901","price":67.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/bGlXbldUUys0V2M2Q1JSZGYxZnNaQT09.webp?v=1766573684","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/tunnel-visions-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-superconducting-super-collider-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}