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Giuseppe Arcidiacono (1927–1998) was an
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physicist A physicist is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics, which encompasses the interactions of matter and energy at all length and time scales in the physical universe. Physicists generally are interested in the root or ultimate caus ...
, born in
Acireale Acireale (; scn, Jaciriali, locally shortened to ''Jaci'' or ''Aci'') is a coastal city and ''comune'' in the north-east of the Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, southern Italy, at the foot of Mount Etna, on the coast facing the Ionian Sea. ...
. He earned his degree in physics at the
University of Catania The University of Catania ( it, Università degli Studi di Catania) is a university located in Catania, Sicily. Founded in 1434, it is the oldest university in Sicily, the 13th oldest in Italy, and the 29th oldest university in the world. With a ...
in 1951. Arcidiacono was mathematician
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's main disciple. Together they worked on what they called projective relativity at the
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in
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. In 1958 Arcidiacono won a scholarship to the Istituto H. Poincaré in
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. He won the
mathematics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...
prize from the
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. From 1969 until his death in 1998 he was Professor of
Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and ...
at the
University of Perugia University of Perugia (Italian ''Università degli Studi di Perugia'') is a public-owned university based in Perugia, Italy. It was founded in 1308, as attested by the Bull issued by Pope Clement V certifying the birth of the Studium Generale. Th ...
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Arcidiacono, Giuseppe 1927 births 1998 deaths People from Acireale 20th-century Italian physicists Academic staff of the University of Perugia Scientists from Sicily