Barry C. Barish

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Barry_C._Barish

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:Enrico_Fermi_Award gptkb:Henry_Draper_Medal gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics gptkb:Princess_of_Asturias_Award_for_Technical_and_Scientific_Research
gptkbp:birthDate	1936-01-27
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Omaha,_Nebraska,_United_States
gptkbp:children	2
gptkbp:citizenship	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:co-recipient	gptkb:Kip_Thorne gptkb:Rainer_Weiss
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor	gptkb:William_G._Whitney
gptkbp:field	physics
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:LIGO gravitational waves
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences gptkb:American_Physical_Society gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:NobelPrizeMotivation	for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear	2017
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Sammy_Barish
gptkbp:workInstitution	gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology gptkb:University_of_California,_Riverside
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:2017_Nobel_Prize_in_Physics gptkb:NSF_Laser_Interferometer_Gravitational-Wave_Observatory_(LIGO)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Barry C. Barish