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SUMMARY:ICFO | KIP THORNE
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DESCRIPTION:Friday\, May 26\, 12:00\, 2017. ICFO Auditorium\nKIP THORNEProf
 essor of Theoretical Physics\; EmeritusCalifornia Institute of Technology 
 (Caltech)$$Kip Thorne is the Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics\, Em
 eritus\, at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).  He received
  his BS from Caltech in 1962 and his PhD from Princeton in 1965\, then ret
 urned to Caltech as a postdoctoral fellow (1966)\, an associate professor 
 (1967)\, a full professor (1970)\, and the Feynman Professor of Theoretica
 l Physics (1991).  Thorne’s research has focused on Einstein’s general
  theory of relativity and on astrophysics\, with emphasis on relativistic 
 stars\, black holes and especially gravitational waves. He was cofounder (
 with R. Weiss and R.W.P. Drever) of the LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravita
 tional Wave Observatory) Project\, which made the breakthrough discovery o
 f gravitational waves arriving at Earth from the distant universe on Septe
 mber 14\, 2015.  \nIn 2009 Thorne stepped down from his professorship to r
 amp up a new career at the interface between art and science\, including t
 he movie Interstellar (which sprang from a Treatment he co-authored\, and 
 for which he was Executive Producer)\; multimedia performances with compos
 er Hans Zimmer and visual effects guru Paul Franklin\; and a forthcoming b
 ook of his poetry and of paintings by artist Lia Halloran.\n\n
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