Riccardo Giacconi

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Riccardo_Giacconi

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
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gptkbp:citizenship	gptkb:Italy gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateOfBirth	1931-10-06
gptkbp:dateOfDeath	2018-12-09
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor	gptkb:Bruno_Rossi
gptkbp:educatedAt	gptkb:University_of_Milan
gptkbp:employer	gptkb:Harvard_University gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University gptkb:Space_Telescope_Science_Institute gptkb:European_Southern_Observatory
gptkbp:fieldOfWork	X-ray astronomy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Riccardo Giacconi
gptkbp:knownFor	development of X-ray astronomy discovery of cosmic X-ray sources
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:Italy gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:NobelPrizeMotivation	for pioneering contributions to astrophysics, which have led to the discovery of cosmic X-ray sources
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear	2002
gptkbp:occupation	astronomer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth	gptkb:Genoa
gptkbp:placeOfDeath	gptkb:San_Diego
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Bettina_Giacconi
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Bruno_Rossi
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4