audio by title hoddeson kolb westfall fermilab physics the frontier and megascience

Fermilab in Batavia, Illinois is home to the largest proton accelerator in the United States. Here scientists conduct cutting edge high-energy physics experiments to learn about the ultimate structure of matter and learn more about particles like quarks. How does a megascience facility like this get built? How do you manage a place so big it contains a restored prairie and  a herd of buffalo? Is America still on the cutting edge of “big science”?