2017 Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to LIGO Black Hole Researchers

[gary]

Story here :-
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/03/science/nobel-prize-physics.html

[AstroStudentUSQ]

Damn... looks like I have to wait another year! :rofl:

[julianh72]

Well deserved!

However, it's a bit ironic that this team got the Nobel for confirming a prediction of Einstein, but Einstein never got the Nobel for his work on Relativity and Space-Time. (The Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 was awarded to Albert Einstein "for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect".)

[gary]

Hi Julian,

"Why Einstein never received a Nobel prize for relativity" :-
https://www.theguardian.com/science/across-the-universe/2012/oct/08/einstein-nobel-prize-relativity

[Visionary]

Mark,

Have you any conception of how excited Icer's would be if one of their number became a Laureate? Finger and toes crossed!

David

[julianh72]

Earlier this year, National Geographic channel showed the series "Genius" (which may still be available on catch-up or down-load), starring "our" Geoffrey Rush as Albert Einstein in his later years - a very accessible way to learn about Einstein's life and work.
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/genius/

[gary]

Hi Julian,

I have the series which I purchased on iTunes. An entertaining dramatization
of Einstein's personal life. Great performances. Highly recommended. :thumbsup: