Amedeo Balbi
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Amedeo Balbi

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Amedeo Balbi is professor of astronomy and astrophysics in the Physics Department at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy. With an extensive publication record of over 100 scientific papers, his research spans a diverse range of subjects, from the physics of the early universe to the enigma of dark matter and energy, as well as the quest for extraterrestrial life. Notably, his studies contributed to the first precise measurements of the cosmological parameters and to the determination of the geometry of the universe. Beyond academia, he is highly engaged as a science popularizer and public speaker. His books include «Cercatori di meraviglia» (Rizzoli, 2014), winner of the Italian National Prize for Popular Science Writing 2015 and «L’ultimo orizzonte» (UTET, 2019), winner of the Asimov Prize 2021. His latest book is «Su un altro pianeta»(Rizzoli, 2022), winner of the Galileo Literary Prize for Science Popularization 2023.
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