Felice Ippolito (16 November 1915 – 24 April 1997) was an Italian geologist, politician and engineer.

[1] In this role, he contributes to various projects including establishing the Latina, Trino and Garigliano nuclear power plants.

The case was widely considered a scapegoat to block nuclear power in favour of the nascent Italian oil industry, and it has also been associated with the mysterious death of Enrico Mattei in 1962.

[1][2][3][4] In 1968, Ippolito founded the magazine Le Scienze, the Italian version of Scientific American.

[1] Between 1979 and 1989, he was an Independent Left (Sinistra indipendente; SI) MEP, elected on the Italian Communist Party list.