How LIGO discovered gravitational waves (with English subtitles) | Gabriela González
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Ted Talk:(Full English subtitles are available for this talk -- click the CC button in the bottom right of your screen to turn subtitles on.) More than 100 years after Albert Einstein predicted gravitational waves -- ripples in space-time caused by violent cosmic collisions -- LIGO scientists confirmed their existence using large, extremely precise detectors in Louisiana and Washington. Astrophysicist Gabriela González of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration tells us how this incredible, Nobel-winning discovery happened -- and what it might mean for our understanding of the universe. (In Spanish with English subtitles.) Check out more TED Talks: http://www.ted.com The TED Talks channel feature…
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(Full English subtitles are available for this talk -- click the CC button in the bottom right of your screen to turn subtitles on.) More than 100 years after Albert Einstein predicted gravitational waves -- ripples in space-time caused by violent cosmic collisions -- LIGO scientists confirmed their existence using large, extremely precise detectors in Louisiana and Washington. Astrophysicist Gabriela González of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration tells us how this incredible, Nobel-winning discovery happened -- and what it might mean for our understanding of the universe. (In Spanish with English subtitles.) Check out more TED Talks: http://www.ted.com The TED Talks channel features the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Follow TED on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/TEDTalks Like TED on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/TED
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["TEDTalk", "TEDTalks", "TED en Español", "Collaboration", "Discovery", "Innovation", "Nature", "Physics", "Science", "Space", "Technology", "Universe"]
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Duration minutes: 13
Duration seconds: 40
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