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Kip Stephen Thorne
| Full Name of the recipient | Kip Stephen Thorne |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physics |
| Year of Award | 2017 |
| Share in Award | 33.3% |
| Award Shared with | Rainer Weiss (33.3%) Barry Clark Barish (33.3%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | LIGO/VIRGO Collaboration, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, CA, USA |
| Place of Birth | Logan, UT, United States USA |
| Date of Birth | 1 June 1940 |
| Age at the time of Award | 76 years |
