Oral History Interview with Marcello Cresti

Abstract

Marcello Cresti graduated in Physics in 1950 at the University of Pisa by attending the Scuola Normale Superiore; he became professor of Experimental Physics in Padua in 1965, and then Rector of the University of Padua in 1984. His research was focused on the physics of cosmic rays and elementary particles; he started collaborations with research laboratories in Berkeley, Geneva, and with Max-Planck Institutes, which influenced the evolution of research on fundamental physics.