Gian Carlo Wick
Italian theoretical physicist
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Gian Carlo Wick was an Italian theoretical physicist who made important contributions to quantum field theory. The Wick rotation, Wick contraction, Wick's theorem, and the Wick product are named after him. Wikipedia
Born: October 15, 1909, Turin, Italy
Died: April 20, 1992 (age 82 years), Turin, Italy
Awards: Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics (1967) and Matteucci Medal (1980)
Known for: Electron capture; Superselection; Wick ordering; Wick product; Wick rotation; Wick's theorem