Margherita Hack

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Margherita Hack (2007)

Margherita Hack [marɡeˈriːta ak] (born June 12, 1922 in Florence , † June 29, 2013 in Trieste ) was an Italian astrophysicist and science journalist .

Life

After studying in Florence, Margherita Hack was full professor of astrophysics at the University of Trieste from 1964 to 1997 , where she retired in 1998.

In his private life, Hack was heavily involved in social and political issues and ran for the Communist Party of Italy several times .

In 2012, on the initiative of the Italian President , she received the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic , after she had been awarded the Gold Medal of Merit for Science and Culture (Medaglia d'oro ai benemeriti della scienza e cultura) in 1998. The Accademia dei Lincei they belonged since 1978 as a corresponding member, socio nazionale it was the 1987th

The asteroid (8558) Hack was named in her honor. The Premio Margherita Hack, named after her, has been awarded by the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica since 2015 and, since 2016, the Premio Margherita Hack Personaggio Laico dell'anno by the Association Laici Trentini per i Diritti Civili .

Hack died in June 2013 at the age of 91 in a Trieste hospital.

Publications (excerpt)

  • L'Universo violento della radioastronomia , Mondadori , 1983
  • Dalle particelle alle Galassie , Rizzoli , 1992
  • L'universo alle soglie del 2000. Dalle particelle alle galassie , Rizzoli, Milan , 1992
  • Alla scoperta del sistema solare con A. Braccesi e G. Caprara, Mondadori, Milan, 1993
  • Cataclysmic Variables and Related Objects , con C. la Dous, Pier Luigi Selvelli, H. Duerbeck, M. Friedjung, A. Bianchini, R. Viotti, NASA , 1993
  • Una vita fra le stelle , Di Renzo Editore , Rome , 1995, 2005
  • Sette variazioni sul cielo , Raffaele Cortina , 1999
  • L'amica delle stelle. Storia di una vita , Rizzoli, 2000
  • Etica, biodiversità, biotecnologie, emergenze ambientali con Gino Ditadi Trisonomia, 2002
  • Storia dell'astronomia. Dalle origini al duemila e oltre , Edizioni dell'Altana, 2002
  • Origine e fine dell'universo con Pippo Battaglia , Walter Ferreri, Utet libreria, 2004
  • Vi racconto l'astronomia , Laterza, 2004
  • L'idea del tempo , con Pippo Battaglia, Utet Libreria, 2006
  • L'universo di Margherita con Simona Cerrato, illustrazioni di Grazia Nidasio, Editoriale Scienza, 2006
  • Così parlano le stelle - L'Universo spiegato ai ragazzi con Eda Gjergo, Sperling & Kupfer Milano, 2007
  • Il mio zoo sotto le stelle , con Bianca Pauluzzi, Di Renzo Editore, Rome, 2007

Web links

Commons : Margherita Hack  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Artioli: "Margherita Hack is a role model". (No longer available online.) Suedtirolnews.it, June 29, 2013, archived from the original on July 2, 2013 ; accessed on April 29, 2019 .
  2. ^ "Addio signora delle stelle": Margherita Hack died. Italian astrophysicist was the first woman to head an observatory in Italy. In: derstandard.at. Der Standard , June 30, 2013, accessed June 30, 2013 .
  3. ^ Official directory of medal holders , accessed on June 30, 2013.
  4. ^ Database of medals conferred by the Presidenza della Repubblica, accessed on June 30, 2013
  5. ↑ According to the Academy's Annuario for 1993
  6. ↑ Homepage. Retrieved November 24, 2018 (Italian).
  7. ^ Premio Margherita Hack. Retrieved November 24, 2018 (Italian).
  8. ↑ Stargazer Margherita Hack died at the age of 91 in Trieste. Report on the Euronews website , June 29, 2013. Accessed June 29, 2013.
personal data
SURNAME Hack, Margherita
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian astrophysicist and science journalist
DATE OF BIRTH June 12, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Florence
DATE OF DEATH June 29, 2013
Place of death Trieste