The President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella has conferred on Piero Angela the honor of Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. The Quirinale has released a press release and photos of the meeting where it can be seen Sergio Mattarella welcome the journalist and science communicator. The head of state awarded him and said: "This recognition represents the thanks of many generations of Italians".
Piero Angela and his decisive contribution to the country
Thanks to the Quark program, which he has been running since 1981, Piero Angela has always distinguished himself for having made a fundamental contribution to the community thanks to his commitment to scientific information. A mission also continued during the period of the Coronavirus pandemic and which was decisive for our entire country. The reporter told the press: "I was received with my wife by President Mattarella, in his study. È he was very kind, he had words of consideration for the work I have done so far. Me too I was able to express the gratitude of all of us for the role of reference point that he has in this Italy so quarrelsome".
Excited by the honor of Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Piero Angela told the experience to ANSA: "It was a very pleasant meeting, a pleasant exchange. And then all those rooms, small rooms I am a lover of tapestries, and the Quirinale is full of them. The president gave me all the insignia, ribbons and medallions. Even a certificate and so now I am in place: I can no longer have other honors, this is really the most important".
The gift to Sergio Mattarella
During the interview, Piero Angela revealed that he had given Sergio Mattarella his book "What is politics for?": "I wrote it a few years ago, but it is still current, it tackles the problem of politics from the perspective of technology and science, proposing an unusual vision. I told him: 'President, I know that you cannot read all this, but if you read me the first 15 pages…'. And he smiled and promised he would read them. I mean, I left him his homework".
Piero Angela recalled that politics plays an important role in the distribution of wealth, but it must have an even more important role in the creation of wealth, which means innovation, education, research.
Joining Rai in 1951, Piero Angela has created dozens of in-depth programs, written over 40 books and received numerous awards in Italy and abroad. There are twelve honorary degrees in addition to the gold medal of Italian culture and the honor of Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic Italian.
