Corrado Lamberti
Corrado Lamberti (6 May 1947 – 17 April 2020) was an Italian astrophysicist, science journalist and teacher. He was one of the most appreciated popularizers of astronomy in Italy, and along with Margherita Hack he headed the astronomy magazines L'Astronomia and Le Stelle.[1][2]
Biography
Lamberti, born in
Lamberti returned to the limelight of political commitment, in his region, in 2008, when he was one of the founders of the association La cruna del lago, a non-partisan group that fights against the overbuilding of the coast of
He died on 17 April 2020, aged 72, at the General Area Hospital Moriggia Pelascini of
Career and works
Lamberti authored over a thousand articles concerning astrophysics, particle physics, astronautics, as well as the history and epistemological aspects of astronomy, published in magazines and newspapers. He held extra-curricular courses in astrophysics, cosmology, particle physics for students of various high schools in Como.[12][13]
He collaborated on the Italian edition of
He was author of an
For Springer Italia he published in 2011 the book Capire l'universo (Understanding the universe), a popular text on the history and the most recent discoveries in the field of cosmology.[16]
For Aliberti Editore he published in 2012 the book Il bosone di Higgs: il trionfo del Modello Standard o l'alba di una nuova fisica?, in which, drawing inspiration from the historic discovery of the
In October 2014 he published La battaglia di Tremezzina, a short history of the
In June 2016 Lamberti published Viva Margherita (
Awards
- In 1989 he was awarded the A. Kastler - Città di Trieste Prize for science journalism.[22]
- In 1998 he was awarded the Targa Piazzi Award from the Palermo province for the popularization of astronomy.[23]
- In 1999, the
- In 2013 he was awarded the GAL Hassin Prize for science journalism and he was made an honorary citizen of Isnello.[27]
- in 2015 he was awarded the "G. B. Lacchini" Award by the Italian Amateur Astronomers Union, for his work in science popularization.[28]
- he has been included in Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in Finance and Industry and Dictionary of International Biography.[29]
References
- ^ "Le Stelle" Archived 28 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Stefano Covino (18 April 2020). "Corrado Lamberti, un grande divulgatore".
- ^ Covid 19, morto Corrado Lamberti: l'astrofisico aveva 72 anni
- ^ Coronavirus, muore l'astrofisico Corrado Lamberti
- ^ Un ricordo di Corrado Lamberti
- ^ Tremezzina: addio a Corrado Lamberti, l'uomo delle stelle
- ^ Marco Palumbo (17 April 2020). "Altro grave lutto in Tremezzina Morto l'astrofisico Corrado Lamberti". La provincia di Como.
- ^ Covid 19, morto Corrado Lamberti: l'astrofisico aveva 72 anni
- ^ Coronavirus, muore l'astrofisico Corrado Lamberti
- ^ Addio Corrado Lamberti
- ^ Un ricordo di Corrado Lamberti
- ^ Covid 19, morto Corrado Lamberti: l'astrofisico aveva 72 anni
- ^ Coronavirus, muore l'astrofisico Corrado Lamberti
- ^ L'addio a Corrado Lamberti, pubblicista, "l'uomo delle stelle" amico di Margherita Hack
- ^ Coronavirus, muore l'astrofisico Corrado Lamberti
- ^ "Capire l'universo"
- ^ Coronavirus, muore l'astrofisico Corrado Lamberti
- ^ L'addio a Corrado Lamberti, pubblicista, "l'uomo delle stelle" amico di Margherita Hack
- ^ L'addio a Corrado Lamberti, pubblicista, "l'uomo delle stelle" amico di Margherita Hack
- ^ Coronavirus, muore l'astrofisico Corrado Lamberti
- ^ L'addio a Corrado Lamberti, pubblicista, "l'uomo delle stelle" amico di Margherita Hack
- ^ Astropress
- ^ Astropress
- ^ M.P.C. 33787 of 2 February 1999
- ^ Coronavirus, muore l'astrofisico Corrado Lamberti
- ^ L'addio a Corrado Lamberti, pubblicista, "l'uomo delle stelle" amico di Margherita Hack
- ^ "Corrado Lamberti ci racconta le onde gravitazionali". Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ^ Scomparso Corrado Lamberti, fondatore della rivista l'Astronomia e premio Lacchini UAI
- ^ Astropress