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===Government Support for Relativistic research===

===Government Support for Relativistic research===

The Theory of Relativity enjoys a disproportionate share of [[federal funding]] of physics research today,<ref>The Democratic Congress insisted on the $250 million LIGO project despite substantial criticism by scientists that it was wasting scarce research dollars.  John Travis, "LIGO: a $ 250 million gamble; Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory; includes related article," ''Science'' p. 612 (Apr. 30, 1993).  "Adding to the acrimony is LIGO's $ 250 million price tag, which some hold responsible for NSF's recent funding woes."  ''Id.''</ref>. In at least one case that research has been unsuccessful.  The $365 million dollar LIGO project has failed to detect the gravity waves predicted by relativity.<ref>http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/features/2002/sept/gravitywaves/index.html</ref>

The Theory of Relativity enjoys a disproportionate share of [[federal funding]] of physics research today.<ref>The Democratic Congress insisted on the $250 million LIGO project despite substantial criticism by scientists that it was wasting scarce research dollars.  John Travis, "LIGO: a $ 250 million gamble; Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory; includes related article," ''Science'' p. 612 (Apr. 30, 1993).  "Adding to the acrimony is LIGO's $ 250 million price tag, which some hold responsible for NSF's recent funding woes."  ''Id.''</ref>  In at least one case that research has been unsuccessful.  The $365 million dollar LIGO project has failed to detect the gravity waves predicted by relativity.<ref>http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/features/2002/sept/gravitywaves/index.html</ref>

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