Carlo Rubbia . Italian physicist. For his discoveries of the intermediate particles of the weak interaction W and Z, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1984 with Simon van der Meer .
Summary
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- 1 Biographical synthesis
- 1 Studies
- 2 Trajectory
- 3 News
- 2 Acknowledgments
- 3 Sources
Biographical synthesis
He was born on 31 March as as 1934 in Gorizia , in Friuli-Venezia Giulia ( Italy ).
Studies
He studied at the Normal School of Pisa and at the University of the same city, where he obtained the degree of Doctor of Physics in 1957 .
Trajectory
After serving as an assistant professor for a couple of years at said University, he moved to Columbia University as a researcher.
He received his doctorate from the University of Pisa in 1957 . In 1960 he worked at CERN , the European Organization for Nuclear Research , in Geneva . In 1970 he was appointed professor of physics at Harvard University . The observation of the W and Z particles in 1983 by Rubbia and his colleagues allowed them to predict and later establish the electroweak theory, which brings together the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces.
In 1989 , and for 5 years, he became Director of CERN, leading new research in the field of proton stability. Likewise, he directed the development of the power amplifier reactor, a concept that would allow the generation of Nuclear Power from Uranium and Thorium resources with a low level of fission products.
In 1999 he became director of the National Entity for New Technologies, Energy and the Environment ( ENEA ) for 5 years .
Present
He is currently a scientific advisor to the CIEMAT energy research center and to ECLAC .
His current area of interest is sustainable technologies.
Recognitions
- Nobel Prize in Physics in 1984
- Doctor Honoris Causa of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile