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Nicola Cabibbo

Italian physicist (1935-2010) · Italy · Academics · Died at 75

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Nicola Cabibbo was an Italian physicist best known for his work on the weak interaction, particularly his introduction of the Cabibbo angle. Interested in science from a young age, he studied physics at the Sapienza University of Rome, graduating in 1958 with a thesis completed under Bruno Touschek.

A life in dates

2011Benjamin Franklin MedalAward2010Died16 August 2010ICTP Dirac MedalAward2009Pomeranchuk PrizeAward2003Enrico Fermi PrizeAward2002Matteucci MedalAward1993Order of MinervaAward1991High Energy and Particle Physics PrizeAward1989Sakurai PrizeAward1935Born10 April 1935

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Awards

Benjamin Franklin Medal2011
ICTP Dirac Medal2010
Pomeranchuk Prize2009
Enrico Fermi Prize2003
Matteucci Medal2002
Order of Minerva1993
High Energy and Particle Physics Prize1991
Sakurai Prize1989
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

About this person

Country
Italy
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1935 to 2010 · aged 75

In common with Nicola

Robert BroutBoth received High Energy and Particle Physics PrizeAnatole AbragamBoth received Matteucci MedalGeorge ZweigBoth received Sakurai PrizeGabriele VenezianoBoth received Pomeranchuk PrizeJoseph PolchinskiBoth received ICTP Dirac MedalMichael GreenBoth received ICTP Dirac Medal

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