Italian television icon Piero Angela has passed away. His son, Alberto, shared the news on Facebook, writing:

"Have a nice trip dad!"

Piero Angela was 93 years old, but remained active until the end of his life.

"My body is like a car: the engine will have 80 thousand kilometers, but the driver is only 45 years old," he said about himself and his age.

"His Anglo-Saxon style broadcasts have revolutionized the way of telling science, history and have strengthened the documentary genre, enriching the Italian cultural baggage and giving invaluable value to the Rai showcases", - write the Italian media.

Born in Turin in 1928, Piero Angela began his journalistic career at Rai as a radio reporter, later becoming a correspondent and news presenter. His great popularity is linked to his science outreach programs, from Quark to Superquark, with which he established a solid documentary tradition for Italian television.

Piero Angela has also written several books, always with a popular character. In 2017, he published the autobiographical book "Il mio lungo viaggio". In 2004 he was awarded the title of Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic and in 2021, he was awarded the title of Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.