Kip Thorne

Kip Thorne (born Kip Stephen Thorne on June 1, 1940, in Logan, Utah) is an American astronomer, physicist, and writer. He is best known as the co-founder of the LIGO Hanford Observatory and for receiving the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics. Thorne was educated at the California Institute of Technology, Princeton University, and Logan High School (Utah).

Thorne's doctoral advisor was John Archibald Wheeler, and he supervised numerous doctoral students, including Alan Lightman, Saul Teukolsky, William L. Burke, William Morris Kinnersley, Clifford Martin Will, Mike Morris (physicist), Richard H. Price, Bernard F. Schutz, Carlton M. Caves, Mark Zimmermann, Douglas MacDonald, Don Page (physicist), William H. Press, Sándor J. Kovács, Lee Samuel Finn, Michele Vallisneri, and Yuri Levin.

In his notable work, Thorne has contributed to the field of cosmology. As a prominent figure in the world of science, Thorne's dedication and achievements have undoubtedly left a lasting impact in the fields of astronomy, physics, and writing.