Edoardo Amaldi
Edoardo Amaldi (5 September 1908 – 5 December 1989) was an Italian physicist. He coined the term "neutrino" in conversations with Enrico Fermi distinguishing it from the heavier "neutron". He has been described as "one of the leading nuclear physicists of the twentieth century." He was involved in the anti-nuclear peace movement.
Amaldi was the general secretary of CERN at its early stages when operations were still provisional, before September's 1954 official foundation.[1][2][3][4]. He was also instrumental for the creation of the European Space Agency.[5]
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References
- ↑ "Edoardo Amaldi, 1908-1989" (February 1990). CERN Courier 30 (1).
- ↑ "Recollections of Edoardo Amaldi" (April 1999). CERN Courier 39 (3).
- ↑ "Edoardo Amaldi: a true statesman of science" (December 2008). CERN Courier 48 (10): 13–17.
- ↑ "47th session of CERN council: departure of Edoardo Amaldi" (January 1972). CERN Courier 12 (1): 5–6.
- ↑ CERN Courier, 52(5), 25-28, 2012.