Emilio Zavattini (March 14, 1927 – January 9, 2007) was an Italianparticle physicist.[1]
He was born inRimini,Italy and enrolled in theUniversity of Rome La Sapienza as a physics student in 1950 and earned hisdoctorate in 1954.
Zavattini joinedCERN in 1955 and remained a staff member until he retired in 1992.[2] Early in this period he made a short post-doctoral visit toNevis Laboratory atColumbia University where he worked withLeon Lederman. After retirement, he held a position as a professor at theUniversity of Trieste from 1988–1999.[3]
Zavattini is known for themuon g-2 experiment and thePVLAS experiment at the INFNLaboratory in Legnaro (Padua, Italy). He made contributions within the fields ofstrong,weak andelectromagnetic interactions—especially usingmuons—both atCERN and at other European and U.S. laboratories. In later years his studies focused on a better understanding of thestructure of vacuum.[4]
He was a member of theAccademia dei Lincei.
Zavattini died at the age of 79 of aheart attack.
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