Carlo Rubbia
Senator of the Italian Republic
Carlo Rubbia OMRI OMCA is an Italian particle physicist and inventor who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1984 with Simon van der Meer for work leading to the discovery of the W and Z particles at CERN. Wikipedia
Born: 1934 (age 90 years), Gorizia, Italy
Notable student: Natalie Roe
Education: Columbia University, University of Pisa, and Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
Organization founded: International Thorium Energy Committee
Descendants: André Rubbia and Laura Rubbia