Joseph Weber

Joseph Weber (May 17, 1919 – September 30, 2000) was an American physicist. He gave the earliest public lecture on the principles behind the laser and the maser and developed the first gravitational wave detectors (Weber bars).

Read more about Joseph Weber:  Early Education, Naval Career, Early Post-Naval Career; Development of The MASER, Work On Gravitational Wave Detection, Legacy, Personal Life

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