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Riccardo Giacconi
Italian-american astrophysicist (1931–2018).
Born October 6th, 1931 in Genoa.
Died December 9th, 2018 at 87 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Occupations
astronomer, astrophysicist, physicist, university teacher, visual artist
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