Rainer Weiss, professor emeritus at MIT, chats animatedly during an Oct. 3 lunch hosted by the physics department to celebrate his Nobel win earlier that day. The entire MIT physics community was invited to the lunch, with more than a hundred students and faculty passing through the Marlar Lounge to congratulate and to take selfies with the laureate.

Rainer Weiss, professor emeritus at MIT, chats animatedly during an Oct. 3 lunch hosted by the physics department to celebrate his Nobel win earlier that day. The entire MIT physics community was invited to the lunch, with more than a hundred students and faculty passing through the Marlar Lounge to congratulate and to take selfies with the laureate.