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Kip Stephen Thorne (born June 1, 1940) is an American theoretical physicist and writer known for his contributions in gravitational physics and astrophysics. Along with Rainer Weiss and Barry C. Barish, he was awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves.
Jun 1, 2022 · “Kip Thorne is one of world’s leading experts in the astrophysical predictions of GR theory. He shared the 2017 Physics Nobel Prize w. Rainer Weiss and Barry C. Barish for contributions to the @LIGO and the observation of gravitational waves. Happy 82nd Birthday to Kip Thorne.”
Feb 3, 2017 · Home Page of Kip S. Thorne, The Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at California Institute of Technology.
Kip Thorne was overcome with emotion while looking at an image of Albert Einstein. A century ago, Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves. In 2015, Thorne and a collaboration of more than 1,000 physicists finally observed gravitational waves for the first time.
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Kip S. Thorne The Nobel Prize in Physics 2017 . Born: 1 June 1940, Logan, UT, 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