Carlo Rubbia

Carlo Rubbia, OMRI, OMCA (born 31 March 1934) is an Italian particle physicist and inventor. He 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.^[1][2][3][4] He was born in Gorizia, Italy.^[5][6][7]

He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1992.^[8]

1. ↑ Darriulat, Pierre (2004). "The W and Z particles: a personal recollection". CERN Courier. 44 (3): 13–16.
2. ↑ "CERN honours Carlo Rubbia as he turns 75". CERN Courier. 49 (5): 27. June 2009.
3. ↑ Catapano, Paola (September 2014). "Carlo Rubbia: a passion for physics and a craving for new ideas". CERN Courier. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
4. ↑ Nobel prize press release about Rubbia
5. ↑ Article on Carlo Rubbia from Encyclopædia Britannica
6. ↑ Carlo Rubbia's biography and lectures on the website of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences
7. ↑ Scientific publications of Carlo Rubbia on INSPIRE-HEP
8. ↑ "Carlo Rubbia". Academia Europaea. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.