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50 Years Ago, CV Vishveshwara Built On Einstein’s Gravitational Wave Theory – NPR
Before scientists were even sure black holes existed, an Indian astrophysicist did the math behind Einstein’s predictions of what would happen if two black holes…
C.V. Vishveshwara in 2007 in Oak Park, Illinois.
Namitha Vishveshwara
For a scientist, few things are sweeter than data from an experiment that confirms a theoretical prediction.
Frequently, however, scientists don’t live long enough to savor that reward. Take Albert Einstein’s prediction about gravitational waves. Einstein postulated their existence in 1916, but they weren’t detected until a hundred years later, long after the great physicist had died.
C.V. Vishveshwara was one of the lucky ones….
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