Barry Clark Barish Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Barry Clark Barish, based on 2 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

2 records1998–20172 events2 places

Chronological biography

1998

LIGO1998

Science / Physics · Physicist · California Institute of Technology

Barish directs LIGO construction and organisation during its transformation into a major observatory

2017

Nobel PrizeOctober 2017

Science / Physics · Physicist · Stockholm

Barish receives the Nobel Prize for leadership and decisive contributions to LIGO

Titles and roles

Physicist

Record provenance

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