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A Burnsville computer company and University of Minnesota scientist both had roles in the 

groundbreaking discovery of gravitational waves,

after Albert Einstein first predicted such ripples should exist.

The gravitational waves were detected early Sept. 14, 2015, by both of the twin Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors, located in Louisiana and Washington state. 


The University of Minnesota became a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration in 2007, when Vuk Mandic joined the School of Physics and Astronomy in the University's College of Science and Engineering.

The discovery was also facilitated by Nor-Tech, a Burnsville computer company.

LIGO: The First Observation of Gravitational Waves

Click the audio players above to hear more from Mandic and David Bollig, CEO of Nor-Tech.

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Scientists announced last week that they have finally detected gravitational waves, the ripples in the fabric of space and time that Albert Einstein predicted a century ago.

Scientists say they have detected gravitational waves, the ripples in the fabric of space and time that Albert Einstein predicted a century ago.

U's Vuk Mandic discusses gravitational waves discovery

A Burnsville computer company and University of Minnesota scientist both had a roles in the groundbreaking discovery of gravitational waves, announced last week.

Burnsville computer company, U scientist had roles in gravitational waves discovery

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