Riccardo Levi-Setti

Riccardo Levi-Setti (born July 7, 1927) is a Milanese-born[1] Emeritus professor of physics and paleontology at the University of Chicago.[2] Prior to joining the University of Chicago in 1956, he worked at the Enrico Fermi Institute of which he became its director in 1992.[3] In 1975 he wrote a book called Trilobites which was reissued in 1993.[1] In 2011 he along with Roger Hildebrand have participated in the grand ceremony of the Time Capsule opening.[3] In 2014 his third book called The Trilobite Book: A Visual Journey was published.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Riccardo Levi-Setti — Trilobites". University of Chicago Magazine. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Exploding chromosomes fuel research about evolution of genetic storage". August 21, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Enrico Fermi Time Capsule Opening". June 2, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ "The Trilobite Book: A Visual Journey, by Riccardo Levi-Setti". Times Higher Education. September 25, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2015.


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