Episode #213
Barry Barish: Gravitational Waves and the Most Precise Device Ever Built
Barry Barish is a theoretical physicist at Caltech and the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics.
What this episode covers
Barry Barish is a theoretical physicist at Caltech and the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Where to start
Philosophical Implications of General Relativity
Barry Barish and Lex Fridman discuss philosophical implications of general relativity.
Start at 51:28
Early Math and Physics questions
Barry Barish and Lex Fridman discuss early math and physics questions.
Start at 8:27
Detecting Gravitational Waves
Barry Barish and Lex Fridman discuss detecting gravitational waves.
Start at 58:34
People and topics
Key takeaways
- Introduction
- Early Math and Physics questions
- Enrico Fermi
- Birth of the Nuclear Age