Russell Hulse1974
Discovers the Hulse-Taylor binary pulsar, a strong-field test of relativistic gravity.
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Discovers the Hulse-Taylor binary pulsar, a strong-field test of relativistic gravity.
Hulse discovers a binary pulsar that provides an indirect test of gravitational wave emission
Analyzes the binary pulsar whose orbital decay later confirms gravitational wave emission.
Taylor studies the binary pulsar whose orbital decay later confirms energy loss by gravitational waves
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