Robert Boyd
Robert Boyd
Science & Technology
Robert S. Boyd, who writes about science and technology, has worked at the Washington Bureau for more than 40 years, 20 of them as bureau chief, writing about politics and government. He shared a Pulitzer Prize with Clark Hoyt for revealing mental illness in the background of Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Thomas Eagleton. » read more
Posted on Thu, April 26, 2007
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What's in a name? Large Hadron Collider could reveal our origins
Robert S. Boyd | McClatchy Newspapers
Some scientists regard the Large Hadron Collider, a 17-mile-long ring-shaped tunnel 300 feet under the Swiss-French border, as a "time machine'' that may let them study the origins of the universe. » read more
Posted on Wed, April 14, 2010
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