Examples of big science in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In this age of big science, with fundamental physics generally tested in sprawling laboratories such as CERN and LIGO, maverick individuals who make a big difference through their spot-on hunches are an increasingly rare breed. — Paul Halpern, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2021 Though small, an Alka-Rocket is powered by big science. — Scientific American, 19 Oct. 2017 Lander is known for his enthusiasm for big science projects and his healthy ego. — Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, 15 Jan. 2021 At Signorello, French decided to turn 2020 into one big science experiment. — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 17 Oct. 2020 The idea that sequencing the whole human genome might provide biology with some big science of its own first began to take root in the 1980s. — The Economist, 12 Mar. 2020 The reality is that big science requires big models. — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 13 Apr. 2020 But Greene’s own passion was math and science and then big science–the kind that seduces you with questions that both demand and defy answers, that can cross the line from science to something else entirely. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 20 Feb. 2020 Some experts also worry the huge cash injection could mean that big science projects in Germany and elsewhere will suffer. — Edwin Cartlidge, Science | AAAS, 18 Dec. 2019 See More

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