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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.
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.
Biographical. My youth. I was born in 1940 in Logan, Utah, USA, a college town of 16,000, nestled in a verdant valley in the Rocky Mountains. My father, David Wynne Thorne, was a professor of soil chemistry at the Utah Agricultural College (since renamed Utah State University).
May 28, 2024 · Kip Thorne, American physicist who was awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize for Physics for his work on the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and the first direct detection of gravity waves.
Interview with the 2017 Nobel Laureate in Physics Kip S. Thorne on 6 December 2017 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Read the interview. Kip S. Thorne answers the following questions (the links below lead to clip on YouTube): 0:06 – Why did you decide to become a physicist? 1:28 – What do you enjoy about science?
Oct 3, 2017 · Kip Thorne, a Princeton Graduate School alumnus, is one of three recipients of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics. Thorne joins Rainer Weiss and Barry Barish in winning the prize “for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves.”
Oct 3, 2017 · Interstellar advisor Kip Thorne won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on gravity waves. Watch TIME's interview with Thorne.
Kip S. Thorne shared the 2016 Kavli Prize in astrophysics for the direct detection of gravitational waves.
Thorne, a theoretical physicist, formulated a scientific vision for the project and the waves it sought, and guided theorist colleagues in developing data analysis techniques and simulations of sources, and techniques for controlling noise in the interferometers – especially noise due to quantum behaviour of the light and mirrors.
Kip S. Thorne. Faculty. Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus. Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy. B.S., Caltech, 1962; Ph.D., Princeton University, 1965; D.Sc.h.c., Illinois College; Utah State University; University of Chicago; D.h.c., Moscow University; University of Glasgow; L.H.D.h.c., The Claremont Graduate University.
