Bruno Rossi

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Italian scientist astrophysicist experimental physicist human physicist

Bruno Rossi was an Italian experimental physicist and pioneer in cosmic-ray and high-energy astrophysics who played a key role in early nuclear research and space science.

Aliases (1)

Bruno Benedetto Rossi ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Italian scientist → astrophysicist → experimental physicist → human → physicist →
academicDegree	PhD in physics →
awardReceived	Elliott Cresson Medal → National Medal of Science →
burialPlace	Cambridge, Massachusetts →
citizenship	Italy → United States of America →
contributedTo	development of fast electronic counters for particle detection → early satellite-based space experiments → understanding of extensive air showers →
countryOfBirth	Italy →
countryOfDeath	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1905-04-13 →
dateOfDeath	1993-11-21 →
educatedAt	University of Bologna →
employer	Massachusetts Institute of Technology → University of Florence → University of Padua →
familyName	Rossi →
fieldOfWork	cosmic-ray physics → high-energy astrophysics → nuclear physics → space physics →
givenName	Bruno →
hasPublication	Cosmic Rays (book) → Introduction to High-Energy Physics (lectures and writings) →
influenced	development of X-ray astronomy →
languageSpoken	English → Italian →
memberOf	Manhattan Project →
name	Bruno Benedetto Rossi →
notableFor	contributions to space science → development of coincidence method in particle detection → early work in X-ray astronomy → pioneering experiments on cosmic rays →
notableIdea	Rossi coincidence circuit →
occupation	university teacher →
participatedIn	development of early nuclear weapons research →
placeOfBirth	Venice →
placeOfDeath	Cambridge, Massachusetts →
positionHeld	head of Cosmic-Ray Group at MIT → professor of physics at MIT →
supervisedStudent	Riccardo Giacconi →
workLocation	Cambridge, Massachusetts → Florence → Padua →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Los Alamos Laboratory → Massachusetts Institute of Technology Radiation Laboratory →	employed
Bruno Rossi ("Bruno Benedetto Rossi") →	name