Pietro Redondi

The Scientific Legacy of Beppo Occhialini Pietro Redondi 2006 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references.; Pub. in association with Societa Italiana di Fisca, Bologna. Table of Contents: Foreword -- Giuseppe Paolo Stanislao Occhialini (1907-1993). A Short Biography / L. Gariboldi, P. Tucci -- The Occhialini-Dilworth Archive / E. Occhialini, P. Tucci -- Occhialini Scientific Life -- The Arcetri School of Physics / A. Bonetti, M. Mazzoni -- Giuseppe Occhialini and the history of cosmic-ray physics in the 1930s: From Florence to Cambridge / M. C. Bustamante -- Occhialini's trajectory in Latin America / A. M. Ribeiro de Andrade -- Occhialini's scientific production between the two English periods / L. Gariboldi -- Occhialini's contribution to the discovery of the pion. An interview / L. Gariboldi, W. O. Lock, L. Gariboldi -- Occhialini and the Universite Libre de Bruxelles. An interview / L. Gariboldi, A. Bonetti, L. Gariboldi -- Elementary-particle physics at the University of Milan 1951-1956 / R. Levi-Setti -- Giuseppe Occhialini in Milan in the sixties and beyond: His legacy for particle physics and his influence on young researchers and students / G. Vegni -- Giuseppe Occhialini and CERN / E. Quercigh -- 1960-1970: Milano and Gruppo Spazio / G. Sironi -- La Collaboration Milano - Saclay - Palermo / B. Agrinier, L. Koch-Miramond, J. Paul -- Beppo Occhialini and the birth of Space Physics in Italy and in Europe: Personal memories / L. Scarsi -- An Italian school of high-energy astrophysics: A personal view from the sixties to Beppo-SAX / G. C. Perola -- Beppo and space research in Italy / G. Boella -- Brief summary of the LFCTR/IFCTR history / G. E. Villa -- Present day perspectives in research fields pioneered by Occhialini -- Are diamonds for ever, or do protons decay? A tale of the unexpected / D. H. Perkins -- Present appeal in pion decay studies and applications / A. Bertin, P. Faccioli, A. Vitale -- On the origin of cosmic-ray electrons / G. Gavazzi -- Perspectives of high-energy astrophysics / L. Maraschi, A. Treves -- Personal Reminiscences -- Personal remembrances / B. Stiller -- Working with Beppo: Personal recollections / R. Levi-Setti -- G. P. S. Occhialini: One of my masters / S. P. Ratti -- G. P. S. Occhialini vu par un de ses amis / J. Labeyrie -- Early cosmic-ray experiments on ESRO satellites - Some memories of via Celoria / J. Bland -- Beppo Memoire. Space in late '60s Milan / M. J. L. Turner -- Beppo and the road to INTEGRAL / A. J. Dean -- Appendices -- List of scientific publications of G. Occhialini -- Scientific and Editorial Boards -- List of Authors.