Joe Weber and the "original sin" of gravitational wave detection

Document #:

LIGO-G1400715-v1

Document type:

G - Presentations (eg Graphics)

Abstract:

In this short talk for presentation at the Detection Workshop at the 2014 IPTA meeting in Banff, I review the history of Weber's claims to have detected gravitational waves. Possible lessons that might be drawn are discussed.

Files in Document:

• pdf version of talk for Banff Detection Workshop (Joe Weber and the original sin of gravitational wave d...pdf, 568.9 kB)

Other Files:

• ppt version (Joe Weber and the original sin of gravitational wave ...pptx, 1.5 MB)

Topics:

• Public Talk / Colloquium

Authors:

• Peter Saulson

Keywords:

history Weber resonant-mass_detectors bars detection