Giulio Racah
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Weizmann Prize (1953) |
Giulio (Yoel) Racah (Hebrew: ג'וליו (יואל) רקח; February 9, 1909 – August 28, 1965) was an Italian–Israeli physicist and mathematician.[1] He was Acting President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem from 1961 to 1962.[2]
The crater Racah on the Moon is named after him.[3]
Biography
Giulio (Yoel) Racah was born in
In 1939, due to application of
Racah died at the age of 56, apparently asphyxiated by gas from a faulty heater while visiting Florence.[1]
Academic and scientific career
In 1937 Racah was appointed Professor of Physics at the University of Pisa. In 1939, after his move to Palestine, he was appointed Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, He later became Dean of the Faculty of Sciences and finally Rector and acting president from 1961 to 1962, following Benjamin Mazar and succeeded by Eliahu Eilat.[8] The physics institute at the Hebrew University is named "The Racah Institute of Physics".
Racah's research was mainly in the fields of
Awards and recognition
In 1958, Racah was awarded the Israel Prize in exact sciences.[9]
See also
- Racah W-coefficient
- Racah parameter
- Racah polynomials
- Racah seniority number
- Racah Lectures in Physics
- List of Israel Prize recipients
- Science and technology in Israel
References
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- ^ "Office of the President | האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem". New.huji.ac.il. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- S2CID 119479062.
- ^ "Giulio Racah". Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
- ^ "Racah, Giulio". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "Giulio Racah" (PDF).
- ^ "Jewish Virtual Library, sourced from Encyclopaedia Judaica".
- ^ "Office of the President | האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem". New.huji.ac.il. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
- ^ "Israel Prize recipients in 1958 (in Hebrew)". Israel Prize Official Site. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012.
External links
- Timeline (at Racah Institute of Physics at Hebrew University)
- Link to Racah Crater on Google Moon