Fiorentino di origine, «nipote» di Emilio Segrè, uno dei ragazzi di «via Panisperna», è Professore Emerito di Fisica presso l’Università della Pennsylvenia, dove insegna Fisica e Astronomia.
Fisico teorico, la sua ricerca è indirizzata allo studio delle particelle elementari sottoposte ad alta energia.
È autore di diversi volumi di divulgazione scientifica, fra cui: "A qualcuno piace freddo. Temperatura, vita, materia" e "Faust a Copenaghen. Lotta per l’anima della Fisica".
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