Carlo Rubbia

Senator for Life Carlo Rubbia OMRI OMCA
Rubbia at the 2012 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
Born	(1934-03-31) 31 March 1934 (age 90) Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Alma mater	Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
Known for	Discovery of W and Z bosons
Awards	Senator for life (2013) OMRI OMCA Nobel Prize in Physics (1984) Bakerian Lecture (1985) ForMemRS (1984) Dirac Medal (UNSW) (1989)
Scientific career
Fields	Particle physics
Institutions	CERN Columbia University
Member of the Senate of the Republic
Incumbent
Life tenure 30 August 2013
Appointed by	Giorgio Napolitano
Website	Website

Carlo Rubbia OMRI OMCA (born 31 March 1934)^[1] is an Italian particle physicist and inventor who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1984 with Simon van der Meer for work leading to the discovery of the W and Z particles at CERN.^{[2][3][4][1][5][6][7][8]}