Nobel Laureate

Russell A. Hulse Nobel Prize for Physics, 1993 In 1993, Russell A. Hulse, PPPL physicist, and Joseph Taylor Jr., Professor of Physics at Princeton University, were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics. The physics prize was in recognition of the 1974 discovery of the first binary pulsar -- a twin star system that provides a rare natural laboratory in which to test Albert Einstein's prediction that moving objects emit gravitational waves, as well as other aspects of his general theory of relativity.

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Created: 1 April 1999 Send questions or comments to: Anthony R. DeMeo at ademeo@pppl.gov