high-energy physics
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of high-energy physics
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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And on 31 March, Siegrist, 69, will retire after 10 years leading DOE’s high energy physics program.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 28, 2022
UK, Russian and Ukrainian scientists have worked closely for decades in areas such as healthcare, high energy physics and space exploration.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2022
The situation is reminiscent of the plight of American particle physicists, who ceded leadership in high energy physics a quarter century ago when the Superconducting Supercollider was canceled, he said.
From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2018
To pinpoint the cavity, scientists from Nagoya University in Japan, and KEK, the country’s high energy physics lab, installed muon-detecting photographic plates and electronic muon detectors around the Queen’s chamber.
From The Guardian • Nov. 2, 2017
Energy Department in 1987 as director of the division of high energy physics, died Aug. 25 at a nursing home in Rockville, Md. The cause was congestive heart failure and pneumonia, said a daughter, Wendy Kauffman.
From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2017
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