God of the holes
Jun 14th, 2010 | By Ian Poulton | Category: Spirituality“Black Holes, The LHC & The God Particle”, Dr. Cormac O’Raifeartaigh’s brief history of particle physics delivered at Trinity College, Dublin this evening was well beyond the understanding of someone whose mathematical skills never extended beyond a Certificate in Secondary Education. The more numerate five hundred strong gathering appreciated the lecture and applauded long and loudly at the end.
The principle of sub-atomic physics seemed simple; the sums with which the principle was explained were the sort where people do maths without numbers. Einstein featured prominently, which was reassuring.
The…