Did You Know A Malaysian Woman Was One Of The Scientists Who Proved Einstein’s Theory?

Hafizah Noor Isa is part of the research team that discovered gravitational waves.

By Tang Ruxyn | 18 Feb 2016, 03:36 AM

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Last week, the world was in celebration after physicists confirmed Albert Einstein's theory through the discovery of gravitational waves.

There are calls for more celebration for Malaysians as a Malaysian woman is among the group of scientists that made one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs in history!

Hafizah Noor Isa, a PhD candidate at the University of Glasgow.

Hafizah Noor Isa, a PhD candidate at the University of Glasgow.

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Hafizah, a former student and researcher at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and Universiti Islam Antarabangsa (UIA) is one of the 1,004 authors listed in the ground-breaking paper

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Now that Einstein's general theory of relativity has finally been proven, many scientists around the world, including prominent British physicist and black-hole theorist Stephan Hawking, have expressed a great deal of excitement as this new discovery could revolutionise the field of astronomy

British physicist and black-hole theorist Stephen Hawking.

British physicist and black-hole theorist Stephen Hawking.

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Watch this video about gravitational waves here!

LIGO detected gravitational waves! Here's how it proves Einstein was right!

Posted by Discovery News on Thursday, February 11, 2016

Like Hafizah, these Malaysians have helped make notable breakthroughs in the world of science. One of them even helped develop a vaccine that protects people from malaria!

We're extremely proud to see more and more Malaysians getting recognised worldwide for their great scientific works!

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