Augusto Righi

Augusto Righi
Augusto Righi
Born	27 August 1850; Bologna, Papal States
Died	8 June 1920 (aged 69); Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Kingdom of Italy
Known for	Work on microwaves (1894)
Awards	Matteucci Medal (1882); Hughes Medal (1905);
	Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Bologna Technical College (1873–1880); University of Palermo ; (1880–1885); University of Padua ; (1885–1889); University of Bologna ; (1889–1920);
Academic work
Influenced	Guglielmo Marconi

Augusto Righi (Italian: [auˈgusto ˈrigi]; 27 August 1850 – 8 June 1920) was an Italian physicist who was one of the first scientists to produce microwaves.

Augusto Righi

Born	(1850-08-27)27 August 1850 Bologna, Papal States
Died	8 June 1920(1920-06-08) (aged 69) Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Kingdom of Italy
Known for	Work on microwaves (1894)
Awards	Matteucci Medal (1882) Hughes Medal (1905)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Bologna Technical College (1873–1880) University of Palermo (1880–1885) University of Padua (1885–1889) University of Bologna (1889–1920)

Academic work
Influenced	Guglielmo Marconi