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Barish was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Lee and Harold Barish. His parents' families were Jewish immigrants from a part of Poland that is now in Belarus. Just after World War II, the family moved to Los Feliz in Los Angeles. He attended John Marshall High School and other schools.
Born: 27 January 1936, Omaha, NE, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: LIGO/VIRGO Collaboration, ; California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, CA, USA. Prize motivation: “for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves”. Prize share: 1/4.
In 1929, just before the U.S. depression, the Barish family moved to Omaha, Nebraska. My grandfather had died in Sioux City when my father was only 10 years old. Although his mother remarried, my father had to work from a young age to help support the family.
Barry C. Barish (born January 27, 1936, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.) is an American physicist who was awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and the first direct detection of gravity waves.
A celebration honoring Nobel Laureate, Distinguished Professor, and Endowed Term Chair for Teaching, Research, and Service—Barry Barish—for being awarded the 2023 National Medal of Science.
Oct 3, 2017 · Together, they have realised a vision that is almost fifty years old. The 2017 Nobel Laureates have, with their enthusiasm and determination, each been invaluable to the success of LIGO. Pioneers Rainer Weiss and Kip S. Thorne , together with Barry C. Barish , the scientist and leader who brought the project to completion, ensured that four ...
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Barry Clark Barish was born in January 1936 in Omaha, Nebraska, but grew up in Los Angeles where he attended John Marshall High School. He studied physics at University of California, Berkeley, gaining a BA in 1957 and PhD in 1962.
