Bruno Bertotti

Bruno Bertotti
Born(1930-12-24)24 December 1930
Mantua, Italy
Died20 October 2018(2018-10-20) (aged 87)
Pavia, Italy
AwardsItalian Gold Medal for Merit in Science and Culture (2007)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Pavia
Academic advisorErwin Schrödinger
Academic work
DisciplineTheoretical physics
InstitutionsUniversity of Pavia
Notable studentsAlberto Vecchio

Bruno Bertotti (24 December 1930 – 20 October 2018) was an Italian theoretical physicist, emeritus professor at the University of Pavia. He was one of the last students of Nobel prize winner Erwin Schrödinger.

Between 1953 and 1956, Bertotti worked as a scholar at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Ireland, where Schrödinger was director of the School of Theoretical Physics. In 1958-59, he was a visiting scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, United States. In 2007 he was awarded the Italian Gold Medal for Merit in Science and Culture. Among his former students is Italian physicist Alberto Vecchio.

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