Ugo fano biography
Ugo Fano (July 28, – February 13, ) was an Italian American physicist, notable for contributions to theoretical physics.!
UGO FANO WAS A LIVELY, challenging, and creative physicist, known for his wide-ranging studies in atomic physics, radiological physics and radiation biology.
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Dates
July 28, 1912 – February 13, 2001
Authorized Form of Name
Fano, Ugo
Additional Forms of Names
Fano, Ugo, 1912-2001
Abstract
Ugo Fano was Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Chicago (1966-2001).
Other institutional affiliations included the National Bureau of Standards and the Carnegie Institute of Washington. His research interests included molecular biology and high-energy physics.
Important Dates
July 28, 1912Birth, Turin (Italy).
1934Obtained ScD (Mathematics), University of Turin (Università di Torino), Turin (Italy).
1934 – 1936Research Associate in Physics, University of Rome.
1936 – 1937Italian Department of Education International Fellow, University of Leipzig.
Ugo Fano was a master at understanding how radiation interacts with matter.1938 – 1939Instructor in Physics, University of Rome.
1939 – 1940Research Associate, Washington Biophysical Institute.
1940 – 1946Research Fellow in Genetics (1940-1941); Research Associate (1942-1943); Physicist and Mathematician
