The secret of how galaxies came into being may well be fathomed by the study of the most elementary particles of matter in particle detectors buried … - John Barrow

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The secret of how galaxies came into being may well be fathomed by the study of the most elementary particles of matter in particle detectors buried deep underground; the identity of those elementary particles may be revealed by observations of distant starlight. ...by the coming together of the largest and the smallest aspects of the physical world our appreciation of the unity of the universe becomes more impressive and complete.

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About John Barrow

John David Barrow, FRS (November 29, 1952 – September 27, 2020) was an English cosmologist, theoretical physicist, mathematician, writer of popular science, and an amateur playwright.

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Native Name: John David Barrow
Alternative Names: John D. Barrow
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