Researchers who helped detect gravitational waves for the first time, confirming part of Albert Einstein’s theory in a landmark moment in scientific history, will share a $3 million Special Breakthrough Prize, according to the prize’s selection committee. The Breakthrough Prizes for scie...
Scientists Win $3 Million For Detecting Einstein’s Gravitational Waves
Reuters, Raw Story: Science
Tue, 05/03/2016 - 11:47am
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