BREAKING:Nobel Prize in Physics awarded for gravitational wave discovery to Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish and Kip S. Thorne

ADS 300px;height:250px

Three US astrophysicists have been awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics for their first observation of universal gravitational waves. Albert Einstein first predicted the existence of the waves more than a century ago. Schweden Stockholm Physik-Nobelpreis 2017

2017 Physics Nobel Prize winners (left to right), Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish and Kip Thorne Sweden's Royal Academy of Sciences announced on Tuesday that it had awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics to three US astrophysicists for their discovery of gravitational waves.

The discovery by Barry Barish, Kip Thorne and Rainer Weiss, Goran K. Hansson, head of the Academy said, "shook the world."

Subscribe to our mailing updates

* indicates required

Email Address *

First Name

Last Name

Birthday

/ ( mm / dd )