Riccardo Giacconi

Riccardo Giacconi was an Italian-American Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist who laid down the foundations of X-ray astronomy. He was a professor at the Johns Hopkins University.

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Who was born first?

• Riccardo Giacconi and Richard F. Heck were born the same year
• Riccardo Giacconi and Hamilton Smith were born the same year
• Riccardo Giacconi and Klaus Hasselmann were born the same year
• Riccardo Giacconi and Elias M. Stein were born the same year
• Riccardo Giacconi and Michael Fisher were born the same year

Timeline

1. Elias M. SteinJanuary 13, 1931 – December 23, 2018
2. Hamilton SmithAugust 23, 1931 – October 25, 2025
3. Klaus HasselmannOctober 25, 1931 – present
4. Michael FisherSeptember 3, 1931 – November 26, 2021
5. Riccardo Giacconi (this page)October 6, 1931 – December 9, 2018
6. Richard F. HeckAugust 15, 1931 – October 9, 2015

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• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
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