Giorgio Salvini

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Giorgio Salvini
Born24 April 1920 (1920-04-24)
Milan, Italy
Died8 April 2015 (2015-04-09) (aged 94)
Rome, Italy
OccupationPhysicist

Giorgio Salvini ( 24 April 1920 - 8 April 2015) was an Italian physicist and politician.

Born in Milan, in 1953 Salvini was responsible for the construction of the first Italian circular particle accelerator, the electron synchrotron of Frascati ("elettrosincrotrone di Frascati").[1] Between 1966 and 1970 he was president of the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN).[1]

He served as president of the Accademia dei Lincei from 1990 to 1994.[1]

He was Minister for Universities and Scientific and Technological Research in the Dini 1995-1996 cabinet.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Stefano Rizzato (8 April 2015). "È morto Giorgio Salvini, fisico ed ex ministro". La Stampa. Retrieved 7 December 2015.