Rainer Weiss

Rainer Weiss is a German-American physicist who played a crucial role in the development of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), a groundbreaking experiment that detects gravitational waves. As a pioneer in the field of gravitational physics, Weiss's work has significantly advanced our understanding of the universe, earning him a share of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics and cementing his status as a leading figure in modern astrophysics.