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    Rainer " Rai " Weiss ( / waɪs / WYSSE, German: [vaɪs]; born September 29, 1932) is a German-born American physicist, known for his contributions in gravitational physics and astrophysics. He is a professor of physics emeritus at MIT and an adjunct professor at LSU.

  2. Rainer Weiss The Nobel Prize in Physics 2017 . Born: 29 September 1932, Berlin, Germany . Affiliation at the time of the award: LIGO/VIRGO Collaboration, ; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA . Prize motivation: “for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves” Prize ...

  3. May 9, 2024 · Rainer Weiss (born September 29, 1932, Berlin, Germany) is a German-born American physicist who was awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize for Physics for his work on the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and for the first direct detection of gravity waves.

  4. The Nobel Prize in Physics 2017 was divided, one half awarded to Rainer Weiss, the other half jointly to Barry C. Barish and Kip S. Thorne "for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves"

  5. MIT physicist Rainer Weiss shares Nobel Prize in physics. LIGO inventor and professor emeritus of physics recognized “for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves.”

  6. Oct 6, 2022 · As one of the key experimentalists to conceptualize and then build one of the biggest experiments in history, Nobel-prize-winning physicist Rainer Weiss’s path to success is remarkable. Now aged 90 he talks to Sidney Perkowitz about his life and work, from the unexpected sources for scientific inspiration to the challenges of large-scale ...

  7. Rainer "Rai" Weiss (/ w aɪ s /; German: ; born September 29, 1932) is a German-born American physicist of partly Jewish descent (his father was Jewish). Works. He is known for his works in gravitational physics and astrophysics. He is a professor of physics emeritus at MIT.

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