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Why knocking down Brookhaven’s iconic smokestack is a monumental mistake

21 Oct 2020 Robert P Crease
Taken from the October 2020 issue of Physics World, where it appeared under the headline "Monumental mistake".

Robert P Crease laments the disappearance of a landmark in US science history

Brookhaven Graphite Research Reactor
Almost gone This iconic red-and-white stack formed part of the Brookhaven Graphite Research Reactor – the first research reactor in the world. (Courtesy: Brookhaven National Laboratory)
For 70 years a red-and-white striped smokestack was the first thing visitors would see when arriving

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Robert P Crease is a professor in the Department of Philosophy, Stony Brook University, US and writes the monthly Critical Point column for Physics World, robertpcrease.com, e-mail robert.crease@stonybrook.edu. His latest book is The Leak: Politics, Activists, and Loss of Trust at Brookhaven National Laboratory
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