Soon after my degree, in 1958 I went to the United States to enlarge my experience and to familiarize myself with particle accelerators. I spent about one and a half years at Columbia University.
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Carlo Rubbia
These are some quotes by Italian author Carlo Rubbia Physicist, who was born on March 31, 1934.
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