Arnaldo Maria Angelini (1909–1999) was an Italian

engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who Invention, invent, design, build, maintain and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials. They aim to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while ...

and Professor of Electrotechnics at the

Sapienza University of Rome The Sapienza University of Rome (), formally the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", abbreviated simply as Sapienza ('Wisdom'), is a Public university, public research university located in Rome, Italy. It was founded in 1303 and is ...

, known for contributions in the development of nuclear generating stations as well as hydro and pumped hydro stations, and the improvement of Italy's transmission and distribution systems.

Biography

Angelini in 1930 graduated at the

, where he continued to do postgraduate work for some time. He started his academic career at the

Polytechnic University of Turin The Polytechnic University of Turin (, abbreviated as PoliTO) is the oldest Italian Public university, public Institute of technology, technical university. The university offers several courses in the fields of Engineering, Architecture, Urban ...

as lecturer. In 1949 he was appointed Professor of electrical-machine construction at the

, where he directed the postgraduate courses. and founded the postlauream course in

nuclear engineering Nuclear engineering is the engineering discipline concerned with designing and applying systems that utilize the energy released by nuclear processes. The most prominent application of nuclear engineering is the generation of electricity. Worldwide ...

. He was elected member of the

Accademia dei Lincei The (; literally the "Academy of the Lynx-Eyed"), anglicised as the Lincean Academy, is one of the oldest and most prestigious European scientific institutions, located at the Palazzo Corsini on the Via della Lungara in Rome, Italy. Founded in ...

. Early 1960s he moved to industry. He worked for

ENEL Enel S.p.A. is an Italian multinational manufacturer and distributor of electricity and gas. Enel was first established as a public body at the end of 1962, and then transformed into a limited company in 1992. In 1999, following the liberali ...

from 1963 to 1979 as general director and then president. In 1976 Angelini was received elected Honorary President and Consultant by the

National Academy of Engineering The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is an American Nonprofit organization, nonprofit, NGO, non-governmental organization. It is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), along with the National Academ ...

for his "contributions in the development of nuclear generating stations as well as hydro and pumped hydro stations, and the improvement of Italy's transmission and distribution systems."Prof. Arnaldo M. Angelini
at nae.edu. Accessed October 1, 2013. He also received

IEEE Simon Ramo Medal Through its awards program, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers recognizes contributions that advance the fields of interest to the IEEE. For nearly a century, the IEEE Awards Program has paid tribute to technical professionals w ...

in 1986 and the

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Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Award in 1989.

Selected publications

Angelini authored and co-authored many publications in his field of expertise. Books, a selection: * ''Electricity and the Environment''. 1973 * ''Of Electric Power Transmission, the Evolution and the Environment''. 1974 * ''The Utilization of Hydraulic Resources Still Available in the World''. U.S. National Committee of the World Energy Conference, 1974 Articles, a selection: * Angelini, Arnaldo Maria. Nuclear power stations in Italy. No. A/CONF. 28/P/550. Italy. Ente Nazionale per l'Energia Elettrica, Rome, 1964. * Angelini, Arnaldo. "Uncertainties in the Future of Energy." Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 610.1 (1990): 121-128. * Angelini, A. M. "A note on the role of system engineering in the industry of a changing society." Technology in Society 18.4 (1996): 461-466. Primary Contributor: * Cost Estimate Classification System - As applied in EPC for the Nuclear Power Industries. AACE International Recommended Practice 115R-21, 2022

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Prof. Arnaldo M. Angelini
at National Academy of Engineering {{DEFAULTSORT:Angelini, Arnaldo Maria 1909 births 1999 deaths Engineers from Rome Sapienza University of Rome alumni Academic staff of the Sapienza University of Rome Academic staff of the Polytechnic University of Turin Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering 20th-century Italian engineers