Antonino Zichichi

Antonino Zichichi (Italian pronunciation: [antoˈniːno dziˈkiːki]; born October 15, 1929 in Trapani, Sicily) is an Italian physicist who has worked in the field of nuclear physics. An ISI highly cited researcher, he has served as President of the World Federation of Scientists and as a professor at the University of Bologna.

Zichichi was born in Trapani, Sicily, in 1929. He has collaborated on several important discoveries in the field of sub-nuclear physics and has worked in some of the most important research laboratories in the world (Fermilab in Chicago, CERN in Geneva, etc.). He is known to the Italian public for his popularization of scientific ideas, both as the author of numerous books and essays and because of his appearances on television programs. Zichichi places an emphasis on trying to demonstrate that there is no contradiction between science and the Catholic faith.

In 1963, he founded the Centro Ettore Majorana of Erice, dedicated to scientific culture.

He was president of the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare from 1977 up to 1982 and in 1980 he strongly backed the creation of the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso. Currently, he is an emeritus professor of physics at the University of Bologna. He is president of the World Federation of Scientists, an organization concerned with the fight against planetary emergencies. He is an ISI highly cited researcher.

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