{
  "id": 7809394,
  "title": "Eraldo Zaccheroni (1926 – 2026)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/eraldo-zaccheroni-1926-2026",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-16T14:39:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CERN",
    "slug": "cern",
    "url": "https://home.cern/eraldo-zaccheroni-1926-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In 1926, Eraldo Zaccheroni was born in Meldola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, and went on to become a highly regarded engineer. After earning his electrical engineering degree from the University of Bologna in 1953, Zaccheroni joined CERN in 1954. He worked in the Proton Synchrotron Division’s Linear Accelerator (LINAC) Radio Frequency group and played a significant role in designing components for CERN’s first linear accelerator, which became operational in 1958.\n\nAmong his notable projects, Zaccheroni was responsible for the design of a pulsed, high-power radio-frequency amplifier using vacuum tubes. Remarkably, two of these amplifiers, built in the 1950s, continue to operate today in the Linac3 ion linear accelerator, an achievement that spans over 70 years. In 1959, Zaccheroni left CERN to join the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, where he later served as the Chief of Staff to the Vice-President. Prior to that, he also contributed to the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) in a similar capacity.",
  "summary": "Eraldo Zaccheroni (1926 – 2026) — Eraldo Zaccheroni, an influential engineer who worked at CERN during the Organization’s earliest years, sadly passed away in Faenza, Italy, on 10 August at the age of 100. Born on 21 May 1926 in Meldola, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, Eraldo earned his degree in electrical engineering from […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}