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Bruno Benedetto Rossi ( / ˈrɒsi /; Italian: [ˈrossi]; 13 April 1905 – 21 November 1993) was an Italian experimental physicist. He made major contributions to particle physics and the study of cosmic rays. A 1927 graduate of the University of Bologna, he became interested in cosmic rays.
Aug 24, 2022 · Bruno Rossi was a professor of physics at MIT and a co-recipient of the Wolf Prize in Physics. He discovered the first non-solar source of X-rays and NASA renamed the X-ray Timing Explorer after him.
Jan 25, 2024 · The High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) has awarded the 2024 Bruno Rossi Prize to retired NASA astrophysicist Martin Weisskopf, Italian Space Agency principal investigator Paolo Soffitta, and their team for development of IXPE, “whose novel measurements advance our understanding of particle ...
Bruno Rossi is considered one of the fathers of modern physics, being also a pioneer in virtually every aspect of what is today called high-energy astrophysics.
- Luisa Bonolis
- 2012
Oct 27, 2011 · Starting from the early 1930s his pioneering work on the nature and behavior of cosmic rays led to fundamental contributions in the field of experimental cosmic-ray physics and laid the foundation for high-energy particle physics.
Jan 29, 2024 · The Bruno Rossi Prize is the top prize in high-energy astrophysics, named after a pioneer in X-ray astronomy. It is awarded to the IXPE team for their instrument and discoveries about neutron stars, black holes, and shocks.
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Between the beginning of 1930 and the fall of 1938, a period full of “ironies of wonder and of fear,”1 Bruno Rossi became an internationally known scientist as one of the leading actors in the study of the nature and behavior of cosmic radiation.
