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Riccardo Giacconi ( Génova, 6 de outubro de 1931 - San Diego, 9 de dezembro de 2018) foi um físico italiano radicado nos Estados Unidos. Recebeu o Nobel de Física de 2002, por contribuições à astrofísica que levaram à descoberta dos raios-X cósmicos.
Riccardo Giacconi is an Italian-American physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2002 for his pioneering work on cosmic ray research. Learn about his biography, education, fellowships, and outlook on science and space exploration.
Riccardo Giacconi (/ dʒ ə ˈ k oʊ n i / jə-KOH-nee, Italian: [rikˈkardo dʒakˈkoːni]; October 6, 1931 – December 9, 2018) was an Italian-American Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist who laid down the foundations of X-ray astronomy.
22 de jan. de 2019 · A tribute to the astronomer who pioneered X-ray astronomy and won the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics. Learn about his life, achievements, discoveries and legacy in the field of space observatories.
- Giuseppina Fabbiano
- 2019
Riccardo Giacconi (1931-2018) was the "Father of X-ray Astronomy" and a visionary leader of modern astrophysics. He discovered the first cosmic X-ray source outside the Sun, launched the first X-ray satellite and telescope, and co-directed the Hubble Space Telescope.
26 de abr. de 2024 · Riccardo Giacconi was an Italian-born physicist who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2002 for his seminal discoveries of cosmic sources of X-rays, which helped lay the foundations for the field of X-ray astronomy.
25 de jan. de 2019 · Riccardo Giacconi, one of the most charismatic and influential figures of astrophysics in the modern era, died on 9 December 2018. He was 87. Giacconi was a co-recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics for “pioneering contributions to astrophysics, which have led to the discovery of cosmic x-ray sources.”.
