Mario Livio
Mario Livio (born June 19, 1945 in Bucharest , Romania ) is an Israeli astrophysicist and author of popular scientific works on topics from science and mathematics .
Life
Livio lived with his grandparents until he was five because his parents had to leave Romania for political reasons. The united family settled in Israel, where Livio took part in the three wars from the 1960s to the 1980s as a field shearer for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
Livio's academic training took place in Israel and completed his doctorate in theoretical astrophysics at Tel Aviv University . From 1981 to 1991 he taught physics at the Technion in Haifa . He then went to the United States and has since worked at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore , Maryland , which also operates the Hubble Space Telescope . Livio is also a professor in the Physics and Astronomy Department at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
Livio's research in the 21st century focused on supernova explosions and their effects on the expansion of space . He also researched black holes and the development of planetary systems around newly formed stars.
Livio is married to the microbiologist Sofie. The couple has three children.
Publications (selection)
- 2013: Brilliant Blunders . Simon & Schuster, New York City, USA, ISBN 978-1-439192375 .
- 2010: Is God a Mathematician? Why the book of nature is written in the language of mathematics , from the English by Susanne Kuhlmann-Krieg; CH Beck, Munich ISBN 978-3-406-60595-6 .
- 2005: Astrophysics of Life , Cambridge University Press , Cambridge ISBN 0-521-82490-7 .
- 2005: The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved: How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry , Simon & Schuster, New York ISBN 0-743258207 .
- 2002: The Golden Ratio: The Story of Phi , the World's Most Astonishing Number , Broadway Books, New York ISBN 0-7679-0815-5 .
- 2001: The accelerated universe: The expansion of the universe and the beauty of science , Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart ISBN 3-440-08886-3 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Mario Livio in the catalog of the German National Library
- Hubble
- Scientist's website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Livio, Mario |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli astrophysicist and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bucharest , Romania |