Fermilab's 11th employee

Fantastical designs elevate physics in works by Fermilab's first artist. Planning to start up a particle physics lab? Better hire an artist. That was Robert R. Wilson's thought in the 1960s, when he began forming what would become the Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. He wanted a space to do physics that would inspire all who set foot on the lab. He knew, even then, the importance of mingling art and science. The 11th person hired was artist Angela Lahs Gonzales, and ...