Augusto Righi

Italian physicist (1850-1920) · Italy · On the map · Scientists · Died at 69

Augusto Righi was an Italian physicist who was one of the first scientists to produce microwaves.

Augusto Righi is read about 24 times a day, in 19 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 23 August 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

A life in dates

1920Died8 June 19201907Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAwardVallauri PrizeAward1905Hughes MedalAward1882Matteucci MedalAward1850Born27 August 1850

Foreign Member of the Royal Society1907

Vallauri Prize1907

Hughes Medal1905

Matteucci Medal1882

Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Country

Italy