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Luigi Puccianti

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Luigi Puccianti
Born11 June 1875
Died9 June 1952 (1952-06-10) (aged 76)
Pisa, Italy
Alma materUniversity of Pisa
Scientific career
FieldsPhysicist
Doctoral advisorAngelo Battelli
Doctoral studentsEnrico Fermi, Anna Maria Ciccone

Luigi Puccianti (Italian: [luˈiːdʒi putˈtʃanti]; 11 June 1875 – 9 June 1952) was an Italian physicist.

Work

Puccianti is notable for having constructed a highly sensitive spectrograph, with which he studied the infrared absorption of many compounds and attempted to correlate the spectra with molecular structure. He studied the emission spectra of metals and halogens and proposed measuring the wavelength of X-rays by using a diffraction grating at large angles of incidence.

He is also particularly notable for being the academic advisor of the Nobel prize winner Enrico Fermi.

References

  • G. Polvani, “Mots de commémoration prononcés a la nouvelle de la mort du Prof. Luigi Puccianti”, Nuovo Cimento Series 9 Volume 9 Supplement 3, pages 478–479 (1952), DOI 10.1007/BF02903418.