LIGO co-founders Kip Thorne speaks about the discovery that scientists have observed the ripples in the fabric of spacetime called gravitational waves for the first time, confirming a prediction of Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity, during a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, Feb. 11. ( Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images)
Re: Was discovery of gravitational waves overhyped?, Feb. 17 letter to the editor.
Letter-writer Joel C. Boulder believes The Denver Post overhyped the recent discovery of gravity waves, as, in his opinion, nothing has changed in the skies and is not likely to anytime soon. So I guess that means it doesn t matter if we gain a greater understanding of how the universe works since our daily lives are not impacted.
One hundred years ago, Albert Einstein theorized that gravity waves existed, and until now we haven t had the capability to prove it. That in itself is truly amazing, as is scientists ability to know how and where these waves originated 1.3 billion years ago. More importantly, this discovery may allow us to peek closer into the origin of the universe, to say nothing about future space travel.
I am glad The Post realized how big a deal this is and elected to put it on the front page.
Jim Hagerty, Centennial
This letter was published in the Feb. 20 edition.
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