fbpx
Wikipedia

Riccardo Giacconi

January 07, 2023

Riccardo Giacconi (/dʒəˈkoʊni/ 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. He was a professor at the Johns Hopkins University.

Riccardo Giacconi
National Medal of Science award ceremony, 2003
Born(1931-10-06)6 October 1931
Genoa, Kingdom of Italy
Died9 December 2018(2018-12-09) (aged 87)
San Diego, California, U.S.
NationalityItalian
American
Alma materUniversity of Milan
Known forAstrophysics
AwardsElliott Cresson Medal (1980)
Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics (1981)
Nobel Prize in Physics (2002)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsJohns Hopkins University
Chandra X-ray Observatory

Biography

Born in Genoa, Italy, Giacconi received his Laurea from the Physics Department of University of Milan before moving to the US to pursue a career in astrophysics research. In 1956, his Fulbright Fellowship led him to go to the United States to collaborate with physics professor R. W. Thompson at Indiana University.

Since cosmic X-ray radiation is absorbed by the Earth's atmosphere, space-based telescopes are needed for X-ray astronomy. Applying himself to this problem, Giacconi worked on the instrumentation for X-ray astronomy; from rocket-borne detectors in the late 1950s and early 1960s, to Uhuru, the first orbiting X-ray astronomy satellite, in the 1970s. Giacconi's pioneering research continued in 1978 with the Einstein Observatory, the first fully imaging X-ray telescope put into space, and later with the Chandra X-ray Observatory, which was launched in 1999 and is still in operation. Giacconi also applied his expertise to other fields of astronomy, becoming the first permanent director (1981-1993) of the Space Telescope Science Institute (the science operations center for the Hubble Space Telescope), followed by Director General of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) from 1993 to 1999, overseeing the construction of the Very Large Telescope, then President of Associated Universities, Inc. (1999-2004) managing the early years of the ALMA array.

Giacconi was awarded a share of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2002 "for pioneering contributions to astrophysics, which have led to the discovery of cosmic X-ray sources".[1] The other shares of the Prize in that year were awarded to Masatoshi Koshiba and Raymond Davis, Jr. for neutrino astronomy.

Giacconi held the positions of professor of physics and astronomy (1982–1997) and research professor (from 1998 to his death in 2018) at Johns Hopkins University, and was a university professor. During the 2000s he was principal investigator for the major Chandra Deep Field-South project with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. Giacconi died on December 9, 2018.[2][3][4]

Honors and awards

References

  1. ^ Nobel prize citation
  2. ^ Overbye, Dennis (2018-12-13). "Riccardo Giacconi, 87, Explorer of the Universe Through X-Rays, Dies". The New York Times.
  3. ^ [1] (in Italian)
  4. ^ "Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist Riccardo Giacconi dies at 87". 2018-12-12.
  5. ^ "Riccardo Giacconi". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  6. ^ "Riccardo Giacconi". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  7. ^ Bruce Medal page
  8. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-10-15.

Further reading

  • Rosati, Piero (25 January 2019). "Retrospective: Riccardo Giacconi (1931-2018)". Science. 363 (6425): 349. doi:10.1126/science.aaw5309. PMID 30679362. S2CID 59248482.
  • Fabbiano, Giuseppina (22 January 2019). "Obituary: Riccardo Giacconi (1931-2018)". Nature. 565 (7740): 430. doi:10.1038/d41586-019-00216-8.

External links

  • Riccardo Giacconi on Nobelprize.org   including the Nobel Lecture December 8, 2002 The Dawn of X-Ray Astronomy

January 07, 2023
riccardo, giacconi, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, decembe. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Riccardo Giacconi news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Riccardo Giacconi dʒ e ˈ k oʊ n i je 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 He was a professor at the Johns Hopkins University Riccardo GiacconiNational Medal of Science award ceremony 2003Born 1931 10 06 6 October 1931Genoa Kingdom of ItalyDied9 December 2018 2018 12 09 aged 87 San Diego California U S NationalityItalianAmericanAlma materUniversity of MilanKnown forAstrophysicsAwardsElliott Cresson Medal 1980 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics 1981 Nobel Prize in Physics 2002 Scientific careerFieldsPhysicsInstitutionsJohns Hopkins University Chandra X ray Observatory Contents 1 Biography 2 Honors and awards 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksBiography EditBorn in Genoa Italy Giacconi received his Laurea from the Physics Department of University of Milan before moving to the US to pursue a career in astrophysics research In 1956 his Fulbright Fellowship led him to go to the United States to collaborate with physics professor R W Thompson at Indiana University Since cosmic X ray radiation is absorbed by the Earth s atmosphere space based telescopes are needed for X ray astronomy Applying himself to this problem Giacconi worked on the instrumentation for X ray astronomy from rocket borne detectors in the late 1950s and early 1960s to Uhuru the first orbiting X ray astronomy satellite in the 1970s Giacconi s pioneering research continued in 1978 with the Einstein Observatory the first fully imaging X ray telescope put into space and later with the Chandra X ray Observatory which was launched in 1999 and is still in operation Giacconi also applied his expertise to other fields of astronomy becoming the first permanent director 1981 1993 of the Space Telescope Science Institute the science operations center for the Hubble Space Telescope followed by Director General of the European Southern Observatory ESO from 1993 to 1999 overseeing the construction of the Very Large Telescope then President of Associated Universities Inc 1999 2004 managing the early years of the ALMA array Giacconi was awarded a share of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2002 for pioneering contributions to astrophysics which have led to the discovery of cosmic X ray sources 1 The other shares of the Prize in that year were awarded to Masatoshi Koshiba and Raymond Davis Jr for neutrino astronomy Giacconi held the positions of professor of physics and astronomy 1982 1997 and research professor from 1998 to his death in 2018 at Johns Hopkins University and was a university professor During the 2000s he was principal investigator for the major Chandra Deep Field South project with NASA s Chandra X ray Observatory Giacconi died on December 9 2018 2 3 4 Honors and awards EditHelen B Warner Prize for Astronomy 1966 Member of the National Academy of Sciences 1971 5 Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1971 6 Bruce Medal 1981 7 Henry Norris Russell Lectureship 1981 Heineman Prize 1981 Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society 1982 Wolf Prize in Physics 1987 Member of the American Philosophical Society 2001 8 Nobel Prize in Physics 2002 National Medal of Science 2003 Asteroid 3371 GiacconiReferences Edit Nobel prize citation Overbye Dennis 2018 12 13 Riccardo Giacconi 87 Explorer of the Universe Through X Rays Dies The New York Times 1 in Italian Nobel Prize winning astrophysicist Riccardo Giacconi dies at 87 2018 12 12 Riccardo Giacconi www nasonline org Retrieved 2021 10 15 Riccardo Giacconi American Academy of Arts amp Sciences Retrieved 2021 10 15 Bruce Medal page APS Member History search amphilsoc org Retrieved 2021 10 15 Further reading EditRosati Piero 25 January 2019 Retrospective Riccardo Giacconi 1931 2018 Science 363 6425 349 doi 10 1126 science aaw5309 PMID 30679362 S2CID 59248482 Fabbiano Giuseppina 22 January 2019 Obituary Riccardo Giacconi 1931 2018 Nature 565 7740 430 doi 10 1038 d41586 019 00216 8 External links EditRiccardo Giacconi on Nobelprize org including the Nobel Lecture December 8 2002 The Dawn of X Ray Astronomy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Riccardo Giacconi amp oldid 1128912261, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.