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September 17, 2008 Link to this post It could have been 'Puff The Magic Hadron'
The Royal Society for Chemistry in London was unhappy with the name 'Large Hadron Collider' for the newly-operational construct in France and Switzerland, so they launched a competition for a new name... and the most popular choice (and winner of the competition) was 'Halo'. "Halo conjures visions of radiant beauty, power and wisdom. The circle of light reflects the collider's form; it is a crowning achievement of science and engineering. It also gives more than a nod to the experiment's importance to religious debate." No mention at all of the popular video game franchise that almost certainly played a role in many of the submissions of that name... thanks to Kris Callow for the heads-up on this one. (Louis Wu 20:42:55 UTC)
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