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