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Kip S. Thorne

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Kip S. Thorne

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Also known as Kip Stephen Thorne, Kip Thorne, K.S. Thorne, Dr. Kip Thorne

American physicist (born 1940)

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Kip Thorne is an American physicist born in 1940 who has made significant contributions to theoretical physics. While specific details of his work and impact are not provided in the available information, he is recognized as a notable figure in the field of physics.

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Logan, Utah, USA

Kip Stephen Thorne is an American theoretical physicist known for his contributions in gravitational physics and astrophysics.

Known for

  • The Faraway Nearby — Himself2024
  • Einstein and Hawking: Unlocking the Universe — Self - Physicist2020
  • Black Hole Apocalypse — Self2018
  • Singularity Song — Self (voice)2017
  • Inside 'Interstellar' — Self - Executive Producer2015
  • The Science of Interstellar — Self2014
  • The Big Bang Theory — Kip Thorne2007
  • A Brief History of Time1991
  • The Astronomers — Self1991

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physics2017

    “for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves”

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Instance of
human
Given name
Stephen
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Logan
Occupation
astrophysicist
Employer
Leiden University
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Religion
agnosticism
Academic degree
professor
Doctoral advisor
John Archibald Wheeler
Student of
John Archibald Wheeler
Field of work
astronomy
Image
Kip Thorne at Caltech.jpg
Residence
United States
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date of birth
1940-06-01
member of
International Astronomical Union
Commons category
Kip Thorne
name in native language
Kip Stephen Thorne
birth name
Kip Stephen Thorne
interested in
astrophysics
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Encyclopedic overview

Kip Stephen Thorne (born June 1, 1940) is an American astrophysicist and author. He shared the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics with Rainer Weiss and Barry C. Barish "for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves".

With John A. Wheeler and Charles Misner, he coauthored the general relativity textbook Gravitation. He has also written popular science, notably Black Holes and Time Warps.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kip S. Thorne” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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