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Experts advisory: York scientist can discuss detection of gravitational waves

TORONTO, February 11, 2016 – Scientists at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) announced today that they have detected gravitational waves, upholding Einstein’s century-old theory of general relativity. It was one of the last pieces of the puzzle. “This is huge. It was the missing link in the theory of relativity,” said York University physics […]