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Kip Thorne
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American physicist, writer, and Nobel Laureate (born 1940)
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Kip Stephen Thorne (born June 1, 1940) is an American theoretical physicist and writer known for his contributions in gravitational physics and astrophysics. Along with Rainer Weiss and Barry C. Barish, he was awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves.

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National Academy of Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Physical Society
Russian Academy of Sciences
American Philosophical Society
International Astronomical Union
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Physicist
Astronomer
Writer
university teacher
astrophysicist
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