(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 10 - Giorgio Parisi has become only the
second Italian to win the prestigious Wolf prize in Physics in
half a century,
Parisi, a professor at Rome's Sapienza University and the
president of the Accademia dei Lincei science academy, won the
price for "being one of the most creative and influential
theoretical physicists in recent decades".
The award citation mentioned his "ground-breaking discoveries in
disordered systems, particle physics and statistical physics".
(ANSA).
Italy's Giorgio Parisi wins Wolf prize in Physics
Only second Italian to win prize in half a century