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He is a Linde Professor of Physics, emeritus at California Institute of Technology and a leading expert on gravitational waves . In 2017, Barish was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics along with Rainer Weiss and Kip Thorne "for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves".
Barry C. Barish. The Nobel Prize in Physics 2017. Born: 27 January 1936, Omaha, NE, 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.
May 9, 2024 · Barry C. Barish (born January 27, 1936, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.) is an American physicist who was awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and the first direct detection of gravity waves.
Biographical. R. eflecting on my background, it is not at all apparent why my life did not go in other directions, rather than my becoming a physicist, and one dedicated to an academic career and pursuing research on some of the most fundamental problems in nature.
A celebration honoring Nobel Laureate, Distinguished Professor, and Endowed Term Chair for Teaching, Research, and Service—Barry Barish—for being awarded the 2023 National Medal of Science.
Barry C. Barish delivered his Nobel Lecture on 8 December 2017 at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University. He was introduced by Professor Nils Mårtensson, Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Physics. Read the Nobel Lecture. Pdf 6 MB.
3 days ago · Barry C. Barish is the Ronald and Maxine Linde Professor Emeritus of Physics at the California Institute of Technology. His work in experimental high-energy physics opened several approaches that helped to establish the standard model of particle physics.
