Mauro Dardo

Mauro Dardo is Professor Emeritus at the Universitą del Piemonte Orientale (Italy). He has been a professor of physics at the universities of Cagliari and Turin. He has taken part in research programmes in a number of different fields of physics, including cosmic rays, elementary particle physics and high-energy astrophysics. His current interests lie in the area of history of science and the wider diffusion of scientific culture. He lives in Turin, the old Royal capital of Italy, and within sight of the Alps.