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Sociological problems of high-energy physics

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Large-scale collaborative projects between experimental high-energy physicists have produced sociological problems that will need thought to resolve.

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  1. the Department of Sociology and Program in Science, Technology and Society, University of Illinios, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA

    Andrew R. Pickering

  2. the Department of Physics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061, USA

    W. Peter Trower

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