Kip Thorne

Physicist

Kip Thorne was born in Logan, Utah, United States on June 1st, 1940 and is the Physicist. At the age of 83, Kip Thorne biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
June 1, 1940
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Logan, Utah, United States
Age
83 years old
Zodiac Sign
Gemini
Profession
Astronomer, Astrophysicist, Physicist, University Teacher, Writer
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Kip Thorne Religion, Education, and Hobbies
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Education
California Institute of Technology (BS), Princeton University (MS, PhD)
Kip Thorne Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Linda Jean Peterson, ​ ​(m. 1960; div. 1977)​, Carolee Joyce Winstein, ​ ​(m. 1984)​
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2
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Kip Thorne Life

Kip Stephen Thorne (born June 1, 1940) is an American theoretical physicist and Nobel Laureate, best known for his contributions to gravitational physics and astrophysics.

He was a long-time friend and colleague of Stephen Hawking and Carl Sagan, and he was the Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) until 2009 and is one of the world's top experts on Einstein's general theory of relativity.

Thorne received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2017, as well as Rainer Weiss and Barry C. Barish "for their contributions to the LIGO detector and the detection of gravitational waves."

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Kip Thorne Career

Life and career

Thorne was born in Logan, Utah, on June 1, 1940. D. Wynne Thorne (1908–1979), his father, an economist and the first female to receive a PhD in economics from Iowa State University. Two of his four siblings were educated in a academic environment and later became professors. Thorne's parents, who were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and raised Thorne in the LDS faith, although he now describes himself as an atheist. Thorne has expressed concern for his views on science and faith: "There are a lot of my finest colleagues who are both devout and believe in God." Science and religion are incompatible, in the sense of incompatibility. I happen to not believe in God."

Thorne began excelling in academics early in life, earning honor in the Westinghouse Science Talent Search as a senior at Logan High School. He obtained his Bachelor of Technology (Caltech) in 1962 and his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1965 under the direction of John Archibald Wheeler, who wrote "Geometrodynamics of Cylindrical Systems."

Thorne returned to Caltech in 1967 as an associate professor and then moved to theoretical physics in 1970, becoming one of Caltech's youngest full professors at age 30. He was born William R. Kenan, Jr., and died as a result of his service. Professor in 1981 and 1991, Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics. He was an adjunct professor at the University of Utah from 1971 to 1998, and Andrew D. White Professor at Large at Cornell University from 1986 to 1992. He resigned Feynman Professorship (now Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus) in June 2009 to pursue a life of writing and filmmaking. Interstellar, Christopher Nolan's first film project, was his first film project.

Thorne has served as a mentor and thesis advisor for several influential theorists who now focus on experimental, scientific, or astrophysical aspects of general relativity over the years. Under Thorne's personal mentorship, approximately 50 physicists at Caltech have earned PhDs.

Thorne is known for his ability to communicate the excitement and awe of recent advancements in gravitation and astrophysics to both professional and lay audiences. In PBS shows in the United States and on the BBC in the United Kingdom, his research on black holes, gravitational radiation, realism, time travel, and wormholes have been included.

In 1960, Thorne and Linda Jean Peterson married. They are parents of Kares Anne and Bret Carter, an architect. In 1977, Thorne and Peterson married. In 1984, Thorne and his second wife, Carolee Joyce Winstein, a professor of biokinesiology and physical therapy at UC, married in Thorne.

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