The Nobel Prize in Physics 2002
Awarded on: 2002-10-08
"for pioneering contributions to astrophysics, which have led to the discovery of cosmic X-ray sources"
Affiliations:
- Associated Universities Inc. – Washington, D.C., USA
Riccardo Giacconi
Born: 1931-10-06 in Genoa, Italy
Gender: male
Field: Italian-American astrophysicist (1931–2018)
Biography
Riccardo Giacconi 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.