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Carlo Rubbia

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Carlo Rubbia, born in 1934, is an Italian particle physicist and inventor. He shared the 1984 Nobel Prize in Physics with Simon van der Meer for work at CERN that led to the discovery of the W and Z bosons, the carrier particles of the weak nuclear force. He later proposed the energy amplifier concept and contributed to the ICARUS neutrino experiment.

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Birth Year
1934 1
Nationality
Italy 1
Birthplace
Gorizia, Italy 1
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
Field (category)
Engineering 1
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1. Carlo Rubbia (Wikidata)
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Italy
    Q38
  • P19 (place of birth): Gorizia, Italy
    Q6596
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Carlo Rubbia (Wikipedia)
  • Member Of: CERN, Infobox, workplaces
    Infobox workplaces: CERN Columbia University
  • Member Of: Columbia University, Infobox, workplaces
    Infobox workplaces: CERN Columbia University
  • Works In: Physics, Lead sentence
    Carlo Rubbia (; born 31 March 1934) is an Italian particle physicist and inventor who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1984 with Simon van der Meer for work leading to the discovery of the W and Z particles at CERN.
  • Works In: Particle Physics, Lead sentence
    Carlo Rubbia (; born 31 March 1934) is an Italian particle physicist and inventor who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1984 with Simon van der Meer for work leading to the discovery of the W and Z particles at CERN.
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