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Guido Altarelli

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Guido Altarelli
Born(1941-07-12)July 12, 1941
DiedSeptember 30, 2015(2015-09-30) (aged 74)
NationalityItalian
Known for Altarelli-Parisi equations
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsSapienza University of Rome, University of Roma Tre

Guido Altarelli (July 12, 1941 - September 30, 2015[1]) was an Italian theoretical physicist. He was born in Rome, Italy.[2]

He held positions at New York University (1968–69), the Rockefeller University (New York, 1969–70), l' École Normale Supérieure in Paris (76-77, 81), and Boston University (85-86).

  • Member of the Polish Academy of Sciences[3]
  • 2011 Julius Wess Award for Outstanding Achievements in Elementary Particle and Astroparticle Physics - The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology[4]
  • 2012 J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics - The American Physical Society[4]
  • High Energy and Particle Physics Prize - EPS HEPP Prize, 2015.

References

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  1. Forte, Stefano; Ridolfi, Giovanni (2015). "Guido Altarelli (1941 - 2015)". CERN Bulletin. 901 (41 & 42, Mon 05 Oct): 249. Bibcode:2015NuPhB.901..249F. doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2015.10.021.
  2. Maiani, Luciano; Martinelli, Guido (19 Oct 2018). "Guido Altarelli". Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science. 68 (1). Annual Reviews: 1–15. Bibcode:2018ARNPS..68....1M. doi:10.1146/annurev-nucl-101917-021029. ISSN 0163-8998. S2CID 217019797.
  3. "Faces and places: Polish institute makes Guido Altarelli honorary professor". CERN Courier. 53 (10): 33. December 2013.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Schaeffer, Anaïs (February 2012). "I can't wait to find out what Nature has in store for us". CERN Bulletin. 06–07.

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