Giuseppe (Beppo) P.S. Occhialini (1907–1993) and Patrick M.S. Blackett (1897–1974) in 1932 or 1933. Credit: Giuseppe Occhialini and Constance Dilworth Archive, Università degli Studi di Milano Statale.
The X-ray satellite SAX was named BeppoSAX in his honour after its launch in 1996.
His father was the physicist Raffaele Augusto Occhialini (1878–1951), a pioneer in the fields of spectroscopy and electronics theory. Giuseppe Paolo Stanislao Occhialini graduated at Florence in 1929. In 1932, he collaborated in the discovery of the positron in cosmic rays at the Cavendish Laboratory of Cambridge, under the leadership of Patrick Blackett, using cloud chambers.
He returned in Italy in 1934, where he suffered from the political climate generated by fascism. Thus, from 1937 to 1944, following an invitation by Gleb Wataghin, he worked at the Institute of Physics of the University of São Paulo, in Brazil.
In 1944 he returned to England, working at the Wills Physics Laboratory in Bristol, where he studied cosmic rays. In 1947, while in Bristol, he contributed to the discovery of the pion or pi-meson decay in collaboration with César Lattes, Cecil Frank Powell and Hugh Muirhead. The discovery was made using the technology of the tracks on specialized photographic emulsions. Powell won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1950, in large part for this work.[2]
He returned to Italy in 1950, teaching first in Genoa and then in the physics department at the University of Milan in 1952.
He was a protagonist in cosmic ray research with the nuclear utilization of photographic emulsions exposed to high energy cosmic radiation, work which culminated in 1954 with the European G-Stack collaboration, that focused on the decay products of the kaons. Later on with the coming of particle accelerators, Occhialini explored that new field of research. He also made outstanding contributions to space physics, importantly contributing to the foundation of the European Space Agency.[3]
The satellite SAX, the first Italian satellite for the study of gamma rays, was renamed BeppoSAX from his nickname "Beppo", which is a diminutive for Giuseppe.
In 1979 he was awarded the Wolf Prize for physics.
In 2004, Prof. Antonio Vitale,[9] Ordinary Professor of Physics at the University of Bologna, created the "Foundation Giuseppe Occhialini" with its seat at Fossombrone, birth town of Giuseppe Occhialini. The Foundation has as its objective the popularization of physics in the superior schools, and is active above all in the province of Pesaro-Urbino, where every year there is held a course with the allocation of scholarships for the worthiest students.
On 22 June 2009 a square in Milan square was named after him, that same square where the Institute of Physics was at the time he first became professor there. The sign in the square was unveiled at a ceremony with the deans of both of Milan's state universities, Enrico Decleva and Marcello Fontanesi, Beppo's daughter Etra, and Professor Guido Vegni, one of Beppo's pupils and successors in particle physics research.
Unveiling of the Piazza Occhialini (Occhialini Square) sign, 22 June 2009, Milan, Italy
The Piazza Occhialini (Occhialini Square) sign, Milan, Italy
Personaledit
Beppo Occhialini was an avid mountain climber. During WW II, staying in Brazil, then a country hostile to Italy, he became an authorized alpine guide in the Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, where there is a peak named "Pico Occhialini".
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^Website 4 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine of the Department of Physics of the University of Milano-Bicocca.
^(in Italian) PREMI NAZIONALI DEL PRESIDENTE DELLA REPUBBLICA FINORA CONFERlTI 27 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine. lincei.it
^"APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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Redondi, Pietro. The Scientific Legacy of Beppo Occhialini. Bologna: Società Italiana di Fisica, Springer, 2006. ISBN978-3-540-37353-7.
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Occhialini redirects here For the main belt asteroid see 20081 Occhialini Giuseppe Paolo Stanislao Beppo Occhialini ForMemRS 1 Italian pronunciation dʒuˈzɛppe okkjaˈliːni 5 December 1907 30 December 1993 was an Italian physicist who contributed to the discovery of the pion or pi meson decay in 1947 with Cesar Lattes and Cecil Frank Powell the latter winning the Nobel Prize in Physics for this work At the time of this discovery they were all working at the H H Wills Laboratory of the University of Bristol Giuseppe OcchialiniBorn 1907 12 05 5 December 1907Fossombrone Pesaro ItalyDied30 December 1993 1993 12 30 aged 86 Paris FranceKnown forList Contribution to the discovery of the positron Contribution to the discovery of the pion or pi meson decayScientific careerDoctoral advisorBruno RossiGiuseppe Beppo P S Occhialini 1907 1993 and Patrick M S Blackett 1897 1974 in 1932 or 1933 Credit Giuseppe Occhialini and Constance Dilworth Archive Universita degli Studi di Milano Statale The X ray satellite SAX was named BeppoSAX in his honour after its launch in 1996 Contents 1 Biography 2 Honors 3 Personal 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksBiography editHis father was the physicist Raffaele Augusto Occhialini 1878 1951 a pioneer in the fields of spectroscopy and electronics theory Giuseppe Paolo Stanislao Occhialini graduated at Florence in 1929 In 1932 he collaborated in the discovery of the positron in cosmic rays at the Cavendish Laboratory of Cambridge under the leadership of Patrick Blackett using cloud chambers He returned in Italy in 1934 where he suffered from the political climate generated by fascism Thus from 1937 to 1944 following an invitation by Gleb Wataghin he worked at the Institute of Physics of the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil In 1944 he returned to England working at the Wills Physics Laboratory in Bristol where he studied cosmic rays In 1947 while in Bristol he contributed to the discovery of the pion or pi meson decay in collaboration with Cesar Lattes Cecil Frank Powell and Hugh Muirhead The discovery was made using the technology of the tracks on specialized photographic emulsions Powell won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1950 in large part for this work 2 He returned to Italy in 1950 teaching first in Genoa and then in the physics department at the University of Milan in 1952 He was a protagonist in cosmic ray research with the nuclear utilization of photographic emulsions exposed to high energy cosmic radiation work which culminated in 1954 with the European G Stack collaboration that focused on the decay products of the kaons Later on with the coming of particle accelerators Occhialini explored that new field of research He also made outstanding contributions to space physics importantly contributing to the foundation of the European Space Agency 3 Honors edit nbsp Giuseppe Occhialini on a 2007 Serbian stampThe Department of Physics of the University of Milan Bicocca active since 1997 4 is named after him 5 The satellite SAX the first Italian satellite for the study of gamma rays was renamed BeppoSAX from his nickname Beppo which is a diminutive for Giuseppe An asteroid 20081 Occhialini was named for him In 1949 he received the National Prize of the President of the Republic 6 In 1975 he was elected to the American Philosophical Society 7 In 1978 he was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences 8 In 1979 he was awarded the Wolf Prize for physics In 2004 Prof Antonio Vitale 9 Ordinary Professor of Physics at the University of Bologna created the Foundation Giuseppe Occhialini with its seat at Fossombrone birth town of Giuseppe Occhialini The Foundation has as its objective the popularization of physics in the superior schools and is active above all in the province of Pesaro Urbino where every year there is held a course with the allocation of scholarships for the worthiest students In 2007 the Italian Physical Society together with the Institute of Physics instituted the Occhialini Prize to honour his memory On 22 June 2009 a square in Milan square was named after him that same square where the Institute of Physics was at the time he first became professor there The sign in the square was unveiled at a ceremony with the deans of both of Milan s state universities Enrico Decleva and Marcello Fontanesi Beppo s daughter Etra and Professor Guido Vegni one of Beppo s pupils and successors in particle physics research nbsp Unveiling of the Piazza Occhialini Occhialini Square sign 22 June 2009 Milan Italy nbsp The Piazza Occhialini Occhialini Square sign Milan ItalyPersonal editBeppo Occhialini was an avid mountain climber During WW II staying in Brazil then a country hostile to Italy he became an authorized alpine guide in the Parque Nacional do Itatiaia where there is a peak named Pico Occhialini References edit Bignami G 2002 Giuseppe Paolo Stanislao Occhialini 5 December 1907 30 December 1993 Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 48 331 340 doi 10 1098 rsbm 2002 0019 All Nobel Prizes in Physics NobelPrize org Retrieved 13 July 2021 Telegdi Valentine L June 1994 Obituary G P S Occhialini Physics Today 47 6 90 91 Bibcode 1994PhT 47f 90T doi 10 1063 1 2808543 in Italian 10 Anniversario del Dipartimento di Fisica G Occhialini Archived 9 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine Universita degli Studi di Milano Bicocca 29 September 2009 Website Archived 4 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine of the Department of Physics of the University of Milano Bicocca in Italian PREMI NAZIONALI DEL PRESIDENTE DELLA REPUBBLICA FINORA CONFERlTI Archived 27 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine lincei it APS Member History search amphilsoc org Retrieved 28 July 2022 Giuseppe Occhialini www nasonline org Retrieved 28 July 2022 Placci Alfredo Antonio Vitale 1943 2008 PDF CERN Further reading editRedondi Pietro The Scientific Legacy of Beppo Occhialini Bologna Societa Italiana di Fisica Springer 2006 ISBN 978 3 540 37353 7 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Giuseppe Occhialini Giuseppe Beppo Occhialini Archived 14 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine Agenzia Spaziale Italiana Ricordando Beppo Remembering Beppo Video on Giuseppe Occhialini s life Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica Italy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Giuseppe Occhialini amp oldid 1145657182, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
