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Federico Capasso

Italian applied physicist (1949-)
Person human Q764570

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
1949, June 24, 1949[2][6]
Place of birth
Rome
Country of citizenship
Italy, United States[7][8]
Occupation
physicist, engineer, university teacher
Employer
Harvard University, Bell Labs[10]
Field of work
applied physics[9]
Educated at
Sapienza University of Rome[11]
Award received
Fellow of the American Physical Society, Humboldt Prize, IEEE Fellow, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Newcomb Cleveland Prize, IEEE David Sarnoff Award, MRS Medal Award, John Price Wetherill Medal, William Streifer Scientific Achievement Award, Willis E. Lamb Award, R. W. Wood Prize, Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize, Edison Medal, Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science, King Faisal International Prize in Science, Berthold Leibinger Zukunftspreis, honorary doctorate from the University of Paris-VII, SPIE Gold Medal, Rumford Prize, Balzan Prize, Enrico Fermi Prize, Matteucci Medal, Frederic Ives Medal, Clarivate Citation Laureates[12][13][14][15][16][17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Italian, English
Archives at
DASH Repository (Harvard University)
Family name
Capasso
Given name
Federico
Member of
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academia Europaea, National Academy of Engineering, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[18][19][20][21][22][23]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 39
ISNI
0000000109189725
ORCID iD
0000-0003-4534-8249
VIAF cluster ID
79100279
Library of Congress authority ID
n86072223
GND ID
137060599
OpenAlex ID
A5066671589, A5058044354, A5128828794, A5142398403as of 2026-09-23
where from?
Source
OpenAlex
Edition
20260923 · as of 2026-09-23
Bronze
not in the catalog
Transform
4ort-mint · openalex:20260923 · version not recorded
AE member ID
Capasso_Federico
Academic Tree ID
460138
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei ID
2819-capasso-federico
BIBSYS ID
90288209
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12384926r
CiNii Research ID
1140845216664898688
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CoBiS author ID
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DBLP author ID
352/3947
DDB person (GND) ID
137060599
Dialnet author ID
1348479
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Federico-Capasso
FAST ID
1478580
Freebase ID
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Google Scholar author ID
CmpEzW8AAAAJ
IEEE Xplore author ID
37274697100
IdRef ID
032910630
Libraries Australia ID
35041923
LittleSis people ID
214940
MR Author ID
321547
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01710996
NLA Trove people ID
809661
NSK (VIAF) ID
000752300
NSK ID
981005748757609366
NUKAT ID
n2006056456
National Academy of Engineering member ID
30083
National Academy of Sciences member ID
67207
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007453415005171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073026980
SBN author ID
MILV030396
SHARE Catalogue author ID
45550
The Conversation author ID
433906
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJg8HCjc7gQvXcGypkfDv3
Yale LUX ID
person/fac832a1-494a-4ad8-8e4c-a307976094bb

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🔗 Connections
Award received 22
Balzan Prize, Matteucci Medal, Humboldt Prize, Edison Medal, Rumford Prize, Newcomb Cleveland Prize, Frederic Ives Medal, Clarivate Citation Laureates +14 more
Author of 12
Inverse design enables large-scale high-performance meta-optics reshaping virtual reality, Jones matrix holography with metasurfaces, Light Manipulation in Metallic Nanowire Networks with Functional Connectivity, Light sheets for continuous-depth holography and three-dimensional volumetric displays, Metalenses at visible wavelengths: Diffraction-limited focusing and subwavelength resolution imaging, Meta-optics achieves RGB-achromatic focusing for virtual reality, Metasurface-based bijective illumination collection imaging provides high-resolution tomography in three dimensions, Metasurface-enabled single-shot and complete Mueller matrix imaging +4 more
← Authored by 12
Inverse design enables large-scale high-performance meta-optics reshaping virtual reality, Jones matrix holography with metasurfaces, Light Manipulation in Metallic Nanowire Networks with Functional Connectivity, Light sheets for continuous-depth holography and three-dimensional volumetric displays, Metalenses at visible wavelengths: Diffraction-limited focusing and subwavelength resolution imaging, Meta-optics achieves RGB-achromatic focusing for virtual reality, Metasurface-based bijective illumination collection imaging provides high-resolution tomography in three dimensions, Metasurface-enabled single-shot and complete Mueller matrix imaging +4 more
Member of 6
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academia Europaea, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, National Academy of Engineering
Occupation 3
engineer, physicist, university teacher
← Winner 3
Edison Medal, Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science, King Faisal International Prize in Science
Affiliated with 2
Harvard University, Harvard University Press
Country of citizenship 2
United States, Italy
Employer 2
Harvard University, Bell Labs
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Italian
Educated at 1
Sapienza University of Rome
Field of work 1
applied physics
Given name 1
Federico
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Rome
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Federico Capasso was born in Rome[1]. He was born on January 1, 1949[2]. He worked as a physicist[3], engineer[4], and university teacher[5].

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Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[12], a fellowship award[25]; Humboldt Prize[13], a science award[26], in Germany[27], founded in 1972[28]; IEEE Fellow[14], a science award[29]; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[15], a fellowship award[30], in United States[31], founded in 1874[32]; Newcomb Cleveland Prize[16], a science award[33], in United States[34], founded in 1923[35]; and IEEE David Sarnoff Award[17], a technical field award[36], founded in 1959[37].

FAQs

Where was Federico Capasso born?

Born in Rome[1].

What did Federico Capasso do for work?

Federico Capasso worked as physicist[3], engineer[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Federico Capasso go to school?

Federico Capasso was educated at Sapienza University of Rome[11].

What awards did Federico Capasso receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[12], Humboldt Prize[13], IEEE Fellow[14], and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[15].

Related Entities

Bell Labs Italy United States

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  2. [24] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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