Braginski , V. B. (Vladimir Borisovich).
Oral history interview with Vladimir Braginsky, 1997 January 15.
In this interview, Vladimir Braginksy discusses background and childhood in the Soviet Union, and his education at Moscow State University; his work with Y. B. Zeldovich on quarks and gravitational radiation; work with Vitaly Ginzburg on gravitational constants; his comments on Andrei Sakharov; his involvement with the Communist Party; meeting John A. Wheeler in 1968 at international conference; invitations to visit universities in the United States; Joseph Webers gravitational-wave experiment; his admiration for Kip Thorne. Braginsky's discussion of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) includes: his early impressions of LIGO project; Moscow State University's collaboration with LIGO; comments on Ronald Drever and Rainer Weiss and the disagreements between Drever and Rochus (Robbie) Vogt; LIGOs technical difficulties and the projects disarray; optimism for the new LIGO directorship of Barry Barish and potential improvements to LIGO.
Russian experimental physicist. Ph.D., Moscow State University (1959). Professor, Moscow State University (1969- ).
Barish, B.C. (Barry Clark), 1936-
Braginski , V. B. (Vladimir Borisovich).
Drever, R. W. P. (Ronald W. P.)
Ginzburg, V. L. (Vitali Lazarevich), 1916-2009
Sakharov, Andre , 1921-1989
Thorne, Kip S.
Weber, J. (Joseph), 1919-2000
Weiss, R. S.
Wheeler, John Archibald, 1911-2008.
Zel dovich, I A . B. (I A kov Borisovich)
Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory.
Moskovski gosudarstvenny universitet im. M.V. Lomonosova
Communism.
Gravitational constant. phys-t
Gravitational radiation.
Gravitational waves.
Quarks.
Soviet Union
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Oral histories. aat
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Cohen, Shirley, 1922- interviewer.
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