Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) India on Thursday paid homage to Ron Drever, one of the co-founders of LIGO, who passed away in Scotland at the age of 85.
"Drever passed away peacefully yesterday (Wednesday) in Edinburgh, Scotland at the age of 85. Ron joined the Caltech faculty in 1979 and was instrumental in the 1980s and 1990s in developing some of the key concepts for precision measurement and GW laser interferometry. #LIGOIndia joins the community in saluting a pioneer and conveys condolences to his family," LIGO India said in Facebook post.
His death comes less than 18 months after LIGO physicists detected gravitational waves -- ripples in space -- set off by two massive black holes spiralling into each other.
LIGO project operates three gravitational-wave (GW) detectors, both of which are in the US states of Washington and Louisiana.
India is poised to set up world's third advanced LIGO.
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