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Kip Thorne

Kip Thorne

Physicist

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Is a
Academic
Academic
Person
Person
Also Known As
Kip Stephen Thorne
Author of
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Black holes and time warps
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The rotation and pulsation of general relativistic stellar models
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Mayres trypes kai strevlōseis tou chronou
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Awards Received
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2017 Nobel Prize in Physics
Birth Name
Kip Stephen Thorne
Birthdate
June 1, 1940
Doctoral Advisor
John Archibald Wheeler
John Archibald Wheeler
Doctoral Students
Saul Teukolsky
Saul Teukolsky
Alan Lightman
Alan Lightman
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William L. Burke
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William Morris Kinnersley
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Clifford Martin Will
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Mike Morris (physicist)
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Richard H. Price
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Bernard F. Schutz
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Carlton M. Caves
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Mark Zimmermann
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Educated at
California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
Princeton University
Princeton University
Logan High School (Utah)
Logan High School (Utah)
Founder of
LIGO Hanford Observatory
LIGO Hanford Observatory
ISNI
0000000116975126
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LinkedIn URL
@in/kip-thorne-989ba77a
Location
United States
United States
Nationality
United States
United States
Notable Work
Cosmology
Cosmology
Occupation
Scientist
Scientist
Astronomer
Astronomer
Writer
Writer
Physicist
Physicist
Author
Author
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Open Library ID
OL709702A
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ORCID
0000-0002-9475-4318
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Birthplace
Logan, Utah
Logan, Utah
VIAF
108141048
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Wikidata ID
Q323320

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