The Saga of Barry Barish
Category
Scientists & Inventors
Era / Tenure
Active Era
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#152 in Scientists & Inventors
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ORIGINS & BACKGROUND
Profile & Early Foundations
Barry Clark Barish (born January 27, 1936) is an American experimental physicist and Nobel Laureate.
THE JOURNEY & BREAKTHROUGHS
Major Works & Significant Milestones
He is a Linde Professor of Physics, emeritus at California Institute of Technology and a leading expert on gravitational waves.
Key Milestone & Career Defining Moment
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".
