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  5. Rainer Weiss

Rainer Weiss

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

Physics

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Affiliated at time of winning

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, 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
  • Kip S. Thorne

Facts

Prize share
Breakthrough Prize 2016 (special) 1/4
Birth
1932-07-29
Birth city
Berlin
Birth country
Germany
Citizenship
United States
Death
2025-08-25
Death city
Cambridge
Death country
United States
WDATA
Q2128461
OpenAlex
A5103619207
ROR
042nb2s44

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updated: 2026-08-04