‘Father of X-ray astronomy’ Riccardo Giacconi dies at 87
Italian astrophysicist shared the 2002 Nobel Prize for Physics for the discovery of cosmic X-ray sources
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Italian astrophysicist shared the 2002 Nobel Prize for Physics for the discovery of cosmic X-ray sources
Read article: ‘Father of X-ray astronomy’ Riccardo Giacconi dies at 87
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