Drever, R. W. P. (Ronald W. P.)
Ronald W. P. Drever papers, 1979-1994.
The Ronald W.P. Drever papers document his career and research at Caltech with his research in laser interferomters, including his collaborative work in what was known as Gravity Wave Physics and the founding of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). The collection includes correspondence, memos, research notebooks, and a collection of Caltech and the Physics, Math, and Astronomy (PMA) Division announcements.
Scottish experimental physicist. Ph.D. natural philosophy, University of Glasgow (1958). Professional experience includes: researcher, University of Glasgow (1958-1979); professor of physics, research lead, LIGO co-creator and designer, inventor, California Institute of Technology (1979-2002).
Drever, R. W. P. (Ronald W. P.)
California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology. Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy
Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory.
Notebooks. aat
Photographs. aat
Gravity waves.
Laser interferometers.
Physicists.
AIP-ICOS
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