Kip S. Thorne

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:academicAdvisor gptkb:Robert_F._Christy
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:author gptkb:Leonard_Susskind
gptkb:Stephen_Hawking
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Einstein_Prize
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Logan,_Utah
gptkbp:born June 1, 1930
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution time travel theories
theoretical framework for black holes
predicted gravitational waves
gptkbp:field theoretical physics
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy astrophysics
gptkbp:founder gptkb:LIGO
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kip S. Thorne
gptkbp:image Kip_Thorne.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Brian_Greene
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Richard_Feynman
gptkbp:involved gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology_faculty
gptkb:LIGO_Scientific_Collaboration
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:American_Physical_Society
gptkb:Institute_of_Electrical_and_Electronics_Engineers
Gravitational Wave Astronomy
Interstellar (film)
The_Big_Bang_Theory_(TV_series)
gptkbp:knownFor gravitational physics
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Katherine_Freese
gptkb:Sean_Carroll
gptkb:David_Spergel
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Black_Holes_and_Time_Warps
gptkb:The_Science_of_Interstellar
gptkbp:researchFocus gravitational waves
gptkbp:residence gptkb:California
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Caroline_Thorne
gptkbp:website kipthorne.com