Ronald Drever (Q1633582)

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British physicist (1931-2017)
  • Ronald William Prest Drever
  • Ronald W. P. Drever
  • Ron Drever
  • Ronald W.P. Drever
  • R. W. P. Drever
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Ronald Drever
British physicist (1931-2017)
  • Ronald William Prest Drever
  • Ronald W. P. Drever
  • Ron Drever
  • Ronald W.P. Drever
  • R. W. P. Drever

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Ronald William Prest Drever (English)
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for the first direct detection of gravitational waves, confirming a central prediction of Einstein’s General Relativity and opening a new window to the Universe. Also for identifying the source as a merger of two giant black holes, and for the unprecedented technological achievement represented by this laser interferometer experiment. (English)
for conceiving and designing the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), whose recent direct detection of gravitational waves opens a new window in astronomy, with the first remarkable discovery being the merger of a pair of stellar mass black holes. (English)
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"for the development of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) that made possible the detection of gravitational waves." (English)
Ronald Drever
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