X-Nico

3 unusual facts about Riccardo Giacconi


Remo Ruffini

R. Giacconi e Remo Ruffini, Physics and Astrophysics of Neutron Stars and Black Holes 2nd edition, Cambridge Scientific Publishers, Cambridge (2009)

R. Giacconi and R. Ruffini, Physics and Astrophysics of Neutron Stars and Black Holes, LXXV E. Fermi Summer School, SIF and North Holland (1978); also translated into Russian

Riccardo Giacconi

Riccardo Giacconi (born October 6, 1931) is an Italian - American Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist who laid the foundations of X-ray astronomy.


American Science and Engineering

American Science and Engineering Inc, (AS&E) is a US manufacturer of X-ray equipment and related technologies, originating in 1958 as a developer for NASA, with an early focus on X-ray astronomy led by Riccardo Giacconi.


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