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Why fireworks are so important to science

05 Nov 2019 Robert P Crease
Taken from the November 2019 issue of Physics World, where the article appeared under the headline "Scientific fireworks".

Next time you’re watching a firework display, remember these explosions played a key role in the early days of modern science, says Robert P Crease

Spectacular connection: Fireworks have long linked science with the public and the state. (Courtesy:

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Robert P Crease is a professor in the Department of Philosophy, Stony Brook University, US and writes the monthly Critical Point column for Physics World, robertpcrease.com, e-mail robert.crease@stonybrook.edu. His latest book is The Leak: Politics, Activists, and Loss of Trust at Brookhaven National Laboratory
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