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A fascinating account, written in real time, of the unfolding of a scientific discovery: the first detection of gravitational waves.

On 14 September 2015, after 50 years of searching, gravitational waves were detected for the first time and astronomy changed for ever. Until then, investigatio

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In September of 2015, the scientific world was buzzing: gravitational waves had been detected. It was a dramatic and conclusive demonstration of Einstein's theo