Utah-born Kip Thorne wins the Nobel Prize in physics for his role in detecting gravitational waves

Former Merlin Olsen debate partner becomes Logan High’s second Nobel winner in four years.

Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Co-Founder Kip Thorne speaks to members of the media following a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016, as it is announced that scientists they have finally detected gravitational waves, the ripples in the fabric of space-time that Einstein predicted a century ago. The announcement has electrified the world of astronomy, and some have likened the breakthrough to the moment Galileo took up a telescope to look at the planets. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Utah-born Kip Thorne wins the Nobel Prize in physics for his role in detecting gravitational waves

Former Merlin Olsen debate partner becomes Logan High’s second Nobel winner in four years.

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