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LIGO S1 Science Run

United States of America · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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2002

Barry Clark BarishAugust 2002

Hanford and Livingston · Science / Physics

Initial LIGO begins its first scientific observing run, operating multiple interferometers together and establishing procedures for coordinated gravitational-wave searches and data analysis.

Names involved

Barry Clark Barish

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