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The teaching room of Cnr-Ino in Arcetri dedicated to Fortunato Tito Arecchi

12/06/2024

from left, Simone Arecchi (son of the scientist), Massimo Inguscio (president emeritus of Cnr), Stefano Arecchi (son of the scientist), Annachiara Arecchi (daughter of the scientist), Paolo Blasi (former Rector of the University of Florence)
from left, Simone Arecchi (son of the scientist), Massimo Inguscio (president emeritus of Cnr), Stefano Arecchi (son of the scientist), Annachiara Arecchi (daughter of the scientist), Paolo Blasi (former Rector of the University of Florence)

The teaching room of the National Institute of Optics (Cnr-Ino) of the National Research Council of Italy, based in Arcetri (Firenze), was dedicated to scientist Fortunato Tito Arecchi on the occasion of the ceremony held on June 12: a new plaque was inaugurated in memory of the famous scientist who, starting from 1975 for 25 For years he has directed the Institute, making it an internationally renowned driving force in the field of laser studies and optics in the broadest sense of the term.

Professor emeritus of Physics at the University of Florence, he was a pioneer of Italian laser physics studies, a field in which he achieved international celebrity. But his interests, marked by an enormous curiosity for every aspect of physics, have also ranged, for example, over complex systems, chaos, and visual perception.

The program of the cermony included interventions by Paolo Blasi, former Rector of the University of Florence and Massimo Inguscio, president emeritus of Cnr, as well as contributions from colleagues with whom he has worked for a long time.

Per informazioni:
Alessandro Farini
Cnr-Ino
alessandro.farini@cnr.it
Elisabetta Baldanzi, Cnr-Ino, email: elisabetta.baldanzi@cnr.it

Ufficio stampa:
Francesca Gorini
Ufficio stampa Cnr
francesca.gorini@cnr.it

Responsabile Unità Ufficio stampa:
Emanuele Guerrini
emanuele.guerrini@cnr.it
ufficiostampa@cnr.it
06 4993 3383

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