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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.
Kip S. Thorne: The kind of work that I do, whether it is working on a movie searching for ideas for a movie or in physics, I collect information, problems, issues that I am struggling with during the day.
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.”
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 shared the 2016 Kavli Prize in astrophysics for the direct detection of gravitational waves.
Jan 5, 2024 · Kip Thorne, world’s leading expert on black holes, speaking at the Starmus Festival. Credit: Max Alexander/Starmus. Kip Thorne is unique among the world of astronomy. He has long been...
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.
