Sir James Hough[pronunciation?]
(born 6 August 1945)[2] is a British physicist and an international leader in the search for gravitational waves.
[3][4][5][6][7] Hough has held the following professional positions: Hough received widespread media coverage in 2004 when he placed a bet, against the odds, of detecting gravitational waves before 2010.
The original odds were set at 500/1, but following huge interest, the betting company were forced to cut their odds to 6/1.
[23] In April 2007, during the run-up to the Scottish Parliamentary elections, Hough signed an open letter, along with sixty-one other top Scottish scientists, backing the retention of the Union between Scotland and England.