Riccardo Giacconi
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2002.
Born: 6, Oct, 1931, Genoa, Italy
Died: 16, Dec, 2018, La Jolla CA, USA
Prize motivation: "for pioneering contributions to astrophysics which have led to the discovery of cosmic X-ray sources"
Affiliation at the time of the award: Associated Universities Inc., Washington D.C., USA
Prize share: 1/2