Gravitational Waves Physicists Win Nobel Prize

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Kip Thorne is among the scientists awarded the Nobel for Physics this year.

Reuters
STOCKHOLM - Scientists Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish and Kip Thorne won the 2017 Nobel prize for physics for decisive contributions in the observation of gravitational waves, the award-giving body said on Tuesday.

“This is something completely new and different, opening up unseen worlds,” the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said in a statement on awarding the $1.1 million prize.

“A wealth of discoveries awaits those who succeed in capturing the waves and interpreting their message.”

Physics is the second of this year’s crop of Nobel Prizes and comes after Americans Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young were awarded the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine on Monday.

 

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Well done
There would be no Interstellar if it wasn't for Kip.

 

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Well done
There would be no Interstellar if it wasn't for Kip.

I love that his name is the same as the protagonist in my all-time favourite story - Heinlein's Have Space Suit, Will Travel