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  5. Ronald Drever

Ronald Drever

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.
  • Kip S. Thorne
  • Rainer Weiss

Facts

Prize share
Breakthrough Prize 2016 (special) 1/4
Birth
1930-05-05
Birth city
Acutt
Birth country
United Kingdom
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Death
2017-03-16
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ROR
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updated: 2026-08-04