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Frank Close is a particle physicist, an emeritus professor and fellow emeritus at the University of Oxford and author of the upcoming Destroyer of Worlds: the deep history of the nuclear age, to be published in June 2025

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How a typo spoiled my proof of Fermat’s last theorem

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The mirror crack'd: Why physics is lopsided

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The mirror crack'd: Why physics is lopsided

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Cosmic rays: Radiation from above

Cosmic rays: Radiation from above

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Cosmic rays: Mysterious origins

Cosmic rays: Mysterious origins

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Cosmic rays: Learning about life

Cosmic rays: Learning about life

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Cosmic rays: Entering a golden age

Cosmic rays: Entering a golden age

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Reluctant heroes

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Fearful Symmetry

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Stuck on glueballs

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Forum: Science down the plughole - Frank Close has been wondering about his bath water

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Review: The Sun in History

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Talking Point: Cold fusion - a reply to critics

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