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The Bubble Chamber is now obsolete, and sits as a piece of modern art and a testament to past works at Fermilab. It resembles a deep-sea bathescape, and it's close in design - the heart is a 15" vacuum sphere. From Fermilab: "In simple terms, a bubble chamber is a device used for the detection and the study of elementary particles and nuclear reactions. Charged particles from an accelerator are introduced into a super-heated liquid, each forming a trail of bubbles along its path. The trails are photographed, and by studying such pictures scientists can identify the particles and analyze the nuclear "events" in which they originate." In other words, it's a lens.
This was cutting edge tech in the 1960's!
Shot at Fermilab with my photo group, the week before Fermilab banned organized photo groups from tours.
This building is no longer used. In the past it was an important part of Fermilab. From their informa...
One of the famous Fermilab Sculptures - to quote their information: "The structure is comprised of 16...
This view was taken from the Batavia Riverwalk Pavilion in downtown Batavia, Illinois. Great fall co...
View from behind the large hill in Blackwell Forest Preserve, Warrenville, Illinois. The forest prese...
Standing atop a hill, looking down at Silver Lake in Blackwell Forest Preserve, Warrenville, Illinoi...
Water pump in a park in the Chicagoland area. Small little forest preserve off of Route 56 in Warrenv...
A mowed glade hidden at the end of a little path in the small Warrenville Grove Forest Preserve, Warr...
Beautiful Cantigny located in Wheaton, IL
A selection of carts from R. W. Rogers at a local garden center.
The United States is one of the most diverse countries on earth, jam packed full of amazing sights from St. Patrick's cathedral in New York to Mount Hollywood California.
The Northeast region is where it all started. Thirteen British colonies fought the American Revolution from here and won their independence in the first successful colonial rebellion in history. Take a look at these rolling hills carpeted with foliage along the Hudson river here, north of New York City.
The American south is known for its polite people and slow pace of life. Probably they move slowly because it's so hot. Southerners tend not to trust people from "up north" because they talk too fast. Here's a cemetery in Georgia where you can find graves of soldiers from the Civil War.
The West Coast is sort of like another country that exists to make the east coast jealous. California is full of nothing but grizzly old miners digging for gold, a few gangster rappers, and then actors. That is to say, the West Coast functions as the imagination of the US, like a weird little brother who teases everybody then gets famous for making freaky art.
The central part of the country is flat farmland all the way over to the Rocky Mountains. Up in the northwest corner you can find creative people in places like Portland and Seatle, along with awesome snowboarding and good beer.
Text by Steve Smith.