Riccardo Giacconi

Physicist, Academic

1931 –

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Who is Riccardo Giacconi?

Riccardo Giacconi is an Italian - American Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist who laid the foundations of X-ray astronomy. He is currently a professor at the Johns Hopkins University.

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Born
Oct 6, 1931
Genoa
Nationality
  • Italy
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Milan
Employment
  • Johns Hopkins University
Lived in
  • United States of America

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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