In 1976, a theoretical physicist pushed Caltech toward building a machine to detect Einstein’s gravitational waves - 39 years later, black-hole-hunting LIGO heard their ripples, and by 2017, the Interstellar science adviser wept before the man who predicted them while receiving the Nobel Prize

Kip Thorne, an illustrious physicist, chased the elusive gravitational waves predicted by Einstein for many years. His commitment yielded the unprecedented LIGO discovery, confirming a long-standing theory regarding the distortions of spacetime. Thorne's work earned him a Nobel Prize in Physics, while his extraordinary journey inspired the acclaimed film Interstellar, bridging science and cinema.

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