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  5. Kip S. Thorne

Kip S. Thorne

For the observation of gravitational waves, opening new horizons in astronomy and physics.

Physics

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Affiliated at time of winning

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, United States

Shared with

  • Contributors who are authors of the paper Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger and contributors who also made important contributions to the success of LIGO.
  • Ronald Drever
  • Rainer Weiss

Facts

Prize share
Breakthrough Prize 2016 (special) 1/4
Birth
1940-06-01
Birth city
Logan, Utah
Birth country
United States
Citizenship
United States
ORCID
0000-0002-9475-4318
WDATA
Q323320
OpenAlex
A5103423628
ROR
05dxps055

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updated: 2026-08-04