Giorgio Careri

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Giorgio Careri (born July 16, 1922 in Rome ; † August 3, 2008 ibid) was an Italian physicist who dealt with solid state physics .

Careri lived in Tripoli until the age of fourteen . After graduating as a chemical engineer in 1946, he studied physics with Edoardo Amaldi in Rome. As a student he built the first mass spectrometer in Italy for isotope analysis. Contrary to the then current research areas of nuclear and particle physics in Italy, he dealt with static physics and used his mass spectrometer in geochemistry and chemical kinetics. After attending an international conference on statistical physics in 1949, he was in Chicago with Joseph Edward Mayer , where he also attended Enrico Fermi's seminars . In 1955 he became a professor for experimental physics in Rome. In the mid-1950s he turned to research on liquid helium ( superfluids ) and made a name for himself in this area. In the mid-1960s he turned to problems on the boundary between physics and biology. In particular, he studied the enzyme lysozyme , where he investigated the dielectric properties in an almost anhydrous environment, hoping to gain access to its catalytic properties. In particular, he demonstrated the importance of the percolation properties of water bound to the surface for enzyme function.

In 2006 he received the Premio Enrico Fermi for his work on superfluids. In 2000 he received the Medal for Services in Science and Art (Benemeriti della cultura e dell'arte).

He was co-editor of the journal for science and art Leonardo and published frequently in it.

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  • Order and Disorder in Matter, Benjamin-Cummings 1984 (Italian 1981)

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SURNAME Careri, Giorgio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian physicist
DATE OF BIRTH July 16, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Rome
DATE OF DEATH August 3, 2008
Place of death Rome