Nobel Prize Recipient. He was recognized as an Italian-American physicist, who received half of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics with the other half being awarded to Japanese physicist, Masatoshi Koshiba and American chemist Raymond Davis, Jr . According to the Nobel Prize committee, the men received the coveted award "for pioneering contributions to astrophysics". He received a Ph.D. from the University of Milan in 1954. In 1959, he joined the research firm, American Science and Engineering, and in 1973 he moved to the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. From 1981 to 1993, he was founding director of the Space Telescope Science Institute and later headed the European Southern Observatory from 1993 to 1999. From 1999 to 2004, he was president of Associated Universities, Incorporated, which operates the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. In 1959, he began his work in X-ray astronomy and his research led to major advances in x-ray satellites and telescopes through the years. His contributions to X-ray astronomy led to his sharing the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics with Masatoshi Koshiba and Raymond Davis Jr., who earned their share through their work in the field of Neutrino astronomy. Besides the Nobel Prize, he also earned many other awards and honors for his career work such as the National Medal of Science in 2003.
Nobel Prize Recipient. He was recognized as an Italian-American physicist, who received half of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics with the other half being awarded to Japanese physicist, Masatoshi Koshiba and American chemist Raymond Davis, Jr . According to the Nobel Prize committee, the men received the coveted award "for pioneering contributions to astrophysics". He received a Ph.D. from the University of Milan in 1954. In 1959, he joined the research firm, American Science and Engineering, and in 1973 he moved to the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. From 1981 to 1993, he was founding director of the Space Telescope Science Institute and later headed the European Southern Observatory from 1993 to 1999. From 1999 to 2004, he was president of Associated Universities, Incorporated, which operates the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. In 1959, he began his work in X-ray astronomy and his research led to major advances in x-ray satellites and telescopes through the years. His contributions to X-ray astronomy led to his sharing the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics with Masatoshi Koshiba and Raymond Davis Jr., who earned their share through their work in the field of Neutrino astronomy. Besides the Nobel Prize, he also earned many other awards and honors for his career work such as the National Medal of Science in 2003.
Bio by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
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