Carlo Rubbia
1934-
Italian physicist known for his contributions in particle physics, especially his discovery of the Z0 particle, for which he was awarded the 1984 Noble Prize in Physics. Rubbia was ...
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Carlo Rubbia was born in Italy and carried out his first serious scientific experiments as a young boy, using communication equipment abandoned at the end of World War II. Since his postdoctoral year ...
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Nobel Prize winners typically wait a decade or two--or even more--between the time they make their award-winning discovery and the time they actually receive the Prize. The most striking exception to ...
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