Nello Carrara | |
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 Nello Carrara (center) with his experimental E.C.1 radar in 1935 | |
| Born | 19 February 1900 |
| Died | 5 June 1993 (aged 93) |
| Citizenship |  Italy |
| Alma mater | Scuola Normale Superiore |
| Known for | Radar |
| Awards | Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus. |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa Italian Naval Academy University of Florence |
| Doctoral advisor | Luigi Puccianti |
Nello Carrara (19 February 1900 – 5 June 1993) was an Italian physicist and founder of the Electromagnetic Wave Research Institute. He researched X-rays and was a pioneer of radar, but is best known for coining the term "microwave".