Carlo Rubbia | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa |
Known for | Discovery of W and Z bosons |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Particle physics |
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Member of the Senate of the Republic | |
Life tenure 30 August 2013 | |
Appointed by | Giorgio Napolitano |
Website | Website |
Carlo Rubbia OMRI OMCA (born 31 March 1934)[1] 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.[2][3][4][1][5][6][7][8]