Memorial Page for Riccardo Giacconi

Oct 6, 1931 – Dec 9, 2018(87 years)Died in:San Diego, San Diego County

Italian-American astrophysicist

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Birthplace

Genoa, Liguria

Place of Death

San Diego, San Diego County

Nationality

Italy

Occupation(6)

astronomerphysicist university teacherastrophysicistvisual artistastrologer

Awards(10)

Nobel Prize in PhysicsNASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement MedalElliott Cresson MedalHelen B. Warner Prize for AstronomyHenry Norris Russell LectureshipGold Medal of the Royal Astronomical SocietyNational Medal of ScienceKarl Schwarzschild MedalWolf Prize in PhysicsBruce Medal

Spouse(1)

Mirella Giacconi

Education(1)

University of Milan

Riccardo Giacconi (* October 6, 1931 in Genoa; † December 9, 2018 in San Diego) was an italian-American astrophysicist. He was 87 years old. He was married to Mirella Giacconi. He studied at University of Milan. He received 10 awards, including Nobel Prize in Physics, NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal.

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Born in Genoa, Liguria

1931

Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy

1966

NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal

1980

Elliott Cresson Medal

1980

Henry Norris Russell Lectureship

1981

Bruce Medal

1981

Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society

1982

Wolf Prize in Physics

1987

Nobel Prize in Physics

2002

National Medal of Science

2003

Karl Schwarzschild Medal

2004

Died in San Diego, San Diego County

2018

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Riccardo Giacconi. Forever remembered.