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Mikhail Gertsenshtein Biography and Timeline

Follow Mikhail Gertsenshtein through 1 dated historical records for Russia.

Mikhail Gertsenshtein, historical timeline

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1962

Laser Interferometer Proposal

Physicist · Moscow · Science / Physics

Gertsenshtein and Vladislav Pustovoit outline the use of laser interferometry to detect tiny gravitational-wave changes in the separation of freely suspended test masses.

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