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2026-07-13

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Rainer Weiss ( WYSSE, German: [vaɪs]; September 29, 1932 – August 25, 2025) was a German-American physicist, known for his contributions in gravitational physics and astrophysics. He was a professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an adjunct professor at Louisiana State University. He is best known for inventing the laser interferometric technique which is the basic operation of LIGO. He was Chair of the COBE Science Working Group. In 2017, Weiss was awarded the Nobel

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5/11/2026

Physics Nobel Laureate Rainer Weiss to Speak at LSU College of Science Spring Diploma Ceremony, May 11

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9/22/2025

Rainer Weiss obituary: Nobel prizewinning physicist

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9/8/2025

Rainer Weiss obituary: Nobel laureate who pioneered the technique that detected gravitational waves

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9/5/2025

Rainer Weiss, Who Won the Nobel Prize for Proving Einstein Was Right, Dies at 92

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8/31/2025

Rainer Weiss, Nobel Prize-winner who helped unlock secrets of the universe, dies at 92

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8/28/2025

Rainer Weiss, father of gravitational waves - Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias • IAC

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8/27/2025

Nobel prize winner and gravitational wave pioneer Rainer Weiss dies at 92

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8/27/2025

Remembering Rainer Weiss, inventor of the gravitational wave detector

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8/27/2025

Rainer Weiss: US gravitational

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8/26/2025

Professor Emeritus Rainer Weiss, influential physicist who forged new paths to understanding the universe, dies at 92

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8/26/2025

Rainer Weiss, Who Gave a Nod to Einstein and the Big Bang, Dies at 92

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12/20/2017

Rainer Weiss

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10/3/2017

Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Rainer Weiss of MIT, Barry Barish and Kip Thorne of California Institute of Technology

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10/3/2017

MIT physicist Rainer Weiss shares Nobel Prize in physics

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6/15/2017

Rainer Weiss, Remembering the Little Room in the Plywood Palace

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6/2/2016

Rainer Weiss wins Kavli Prize in Astrophysics

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2/11/2016

Q&A: Rainer Weiss on LIGO’s origins

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