The fact that people can predict gravity wave sources that are within shouting distance makes me feel incredibly confident. Compared to monopoles,… — Barry Barish Distance Copy Share Image
The technical challenges were technical challenges that were not unbeatable; it was just that we had to learn how to do things… — Barry Barish Challenges Copy Share Image
Everything we know about the universe is studied by using telescopes or other instruments that look at visible light, infrared, ultraviolet or… — Barry Barish Everything Copy Share Image
The 4th Concept is welcomed and encouraged. In the end, it's my hope and belief that the best ideas are what will… — Barry Barish Belief Copy Share Image
The problem for large scientific projects is to do something that is being done for the first time, balanced against cost, schedule.… — Barry Barish Balancing act Copy Share Image
Einstein had two new predictions from general relativity. One was that light would bend. That was tested in 1919, and basically, he… — Barry Barish Day Copy Share Image
If we get to the design sensitivity and make no detections, then there are a lot of things that will have to… — Barry Barish Design Copy Share Image
We said that with initial LIGO, detections would be possible, and with Advanced LIGO, detections would be probable. — Barry Barish Advanced Copy Share Image
It seems kind of nutty to send up something new when there's something already there that can do the job. — Barry Barish Job Copy Share Image
It isn't obvious and it took us a while to demonstrate that we could actually design a machine that bends. — Barry Barish Computers Copy Share Image
