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Galileo Ferraris
Galileo Ferraris was an Italian university professor, physicist and electrical engineer, one of the pioneers of AC power system and inventor of the induction motor, although he never patented his work. Many newspapers touted that his work on the induction motor and power transmission systems was one of the greatest inventions of all ages. He published an extensive and complete monograph on the exp…
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science · Italian physicist and electrical engineer (1847–1897) · physicist · inventor · politician · electrotechnician · also Galileo Ferraris, Ferraris
Born 30 October 1847 · Died 7 February 1897 · Q550262
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Published “Literature reviews as independent studies: guidelines for academic practice” in Review of Managerial Science — cited 875 times.
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2019· 1 entry
Published “Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH) – a community perspective” in Hydrological Sciences Journal — cited 820 times.
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2011· 1 entry
Published “2011 Update to The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Blood Conservation Clinical Practice Guidelines” in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery — cited 1,075 times.
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2010· 1 entry
Published “Molecular sieving realized with ZIF-8/Matrimid® mixed-matrix membranes” in Journal of Membrane Science — cited 894 times.
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2009· 2 entries
Published “The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 Cardiac Surgery Risk Models: Part 2—Isolated Valve Surgery” in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery — cited 1,075 times.
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Published “The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 Cardiac Surgery Risk Models: Part 1—Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery” in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery — cited 905 times.
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2003· 1 entry
Published “Super-tough carbon-nanotube fibres” in Nature — cited 1,364 times.
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2002· 2 entries
Published “Measurement of Day and Night Neutrino Energy Spectra at SNO and Constraints on Neutrino Mixing Parameters” in Physical Review Letters — cited 785 times.
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Published “Direct Evidence for Neutrino Flavor Transformation from Neutral-Current Interactions in the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory” in Physical Review Letters — cited 2,371 times.
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2001· 1 entry
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1978· 1 entry
“How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later”
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1973· 1 entry
Published “Electron transfer in a new highly conducting donor-acceptor complex” in Journal of the American Chemical Society — cited 1,732 times.
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1897· 1 entry
Died 1897-02-07.
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1896· 1 entry
Ferraris joined the Italian Electrotechnical Association and became the first national president of the organization
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1890· 1 entry
Awarded honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (1890).
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1889· 1 entry
Ferraris worked at the Italian Industrial Institution, a school of electrical engineering (the first school of this kind in Italy, subsequently incorporated in the Politecnico di Torino)
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1847· 1 entry
Born 1847-10-30.
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