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Rainer Weiss

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American physicist (1932-2025)

United StatesScientistsLived 1932 to 2025 · aged 92
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Rainer Weiss was a German-American physicist, known for his contributions in gravitational physics and astrophysics. He was a professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an adjunct professor at Louisiana State University.

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2018honorary doctor of the Eötvös Loránd University
2018honorary doctorate of the University of Almeria
2017Nobel Prize in Physics
2017Cocconi Prize
2016Gruber Prize in Cosmology
2016Harvey Prize
2016Kavli Prize in Astrophysics
2016The Shaw Prize in Astronomy
2016Clarivate Citation Laureates
2007Einstein Prize
Guggenheim Fellowship
Princess of Asturias Awards
Shaw Prize
Fellow of the American Physical Society
Joseph Weber Award for Astronomical Instrumentation

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Rainer Weiss was a German-American physicist, known for his contributions in gravitational physics and astrophysics. He was a professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an adjunct professor at Louisiana State University. He is best known for inventing the laser interferometric technique which is the basic operation of LIGO. He was Chair of the COBE Science Working Group.

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United States
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Scientists
Type
Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1932 to 2025 · aged 92
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32 languages

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