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Originally Posted by Lamplighter
About 27,000 copper wires were added in this
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Upgrades were not for averting failure. Things done to avert failure were only done because it was convenient and learned after the first run.
I believe the LHC was upgraded from 4 tera electron volts to 14 tera electron volts. IOW to eventually do what the Supercollider in TX was suppose to do over a decade ago - before Congressmen thought an International Space Station (that does almost no science) was a better investment.
LHC is upgraded to answer a larger question - supersymmetry.
When I was going up, transistor clearly was the future. Today, Quantum Physics is the future for every kid. Back then, America was doing transistor work to become worldwide dominant 20 years later. Today, Quantum Physics is being done where and by whom? Who then will have a growing standard of living?