BAZ Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 (edited) A well deserved reward for the group, who in reality you would have thought of not having a cats chance in hell for securing the funding for this project. They not only persevered, but managed to produce LIGO, which is incredibly sensitive and has now proved gravitational waves do exist, now possibly for the forth time. (Awaiting final confirmation of two black holes merging 2 billion light years away). Here's the best write up I could find. https://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/the-winners-of-the-2017-nobel-prize-in-physics-helped-us-see-the-universe-anew And coincidentally a good read about LIGO. https://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/gravitational-waves-exist-heres-how-scientists-finally-found-them Edited October 4, 2017 by BAZ Smithysteve, Tweedledee and tuckstar 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithysteve Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Fascinating read! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 There's a lot of hard work being done on the frontiers of science, and this award is for pioneering stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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