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#213 – Barry Barish: Gravitational Waves and the Most Precise Device Ever Built

Aug 23, 2021 · 2:30:12
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  • Barry Barish, Nobel Prize winner, explains the discovery of gravitational waves and their significance to physics
  • Discusses LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) and the engineering precision required to detect these waves
  • Covers how gravitational wave detection opens new ways to observe the universe and test Einstein's theories

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Barry Barish
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