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Rainer Weiss, Kip Thorne and Barry Barish receive the Nobel Prize in Physics in Stockholm this week.

Nobel Prize Week

News Release • December 6, 2017

The LIGO Laboratory, comprising LIGO Hanford, LIGO Livingston, Caltech, and MIT are excited to see three of LIGO’s three longest-standing and greatest champions participate in the 2017 Nobel Prize ceremonies.  LIGO Founders Rainer Weiss, Kip Thorne and Barry Barish will be awarded the Nobel prize this week in Stockholm, Sweden.  On Friday, Dec. 8th they will deliver their Nobel lectures.  The lectures can be watched at:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scVyxVnMYUc

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On Sunday, Dec. 10th, at 4:30 PM Stockholm (10:30 AM EST) Rainer Weiss, Kip Thorne and Barry Barish will be presented with the Nobel prize as part of the Nobel award ceremony. 

The LIGO Laboratory congratulates Rainer Weiss, Kip Thorne and Barry Barish, and thanks them for their efforts on behalf of the lab.