Jon Butterworth

Jon Butterworth is a professor of physics at University College London, and the author of Smashing Physics: The Inside Story of the Hunt for the Higgs.

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The Mysterious Physics of Rainbows

Scientists have been refining their understanding of rainbows’ unusual features since René Descartes first studied them in 1637.
- Jon Butterworth and Aeon
- January 3, 2017