Esposito, Salvatore

Ettore Majorana : Unveiled Genius and Endless Mysteries

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017
Abstract/Sommario: This biography sheds new light on the life and work of physicist Ettore Majorana (including unpublished contributions), as well as on his mysterious disappearance in March 1938. Majorana is held by many, including Nobel Laureate, Enrico Fermi, to have been a genius of the rank of Galilei and Newton. In this intriguing story, the author, himself a leading expert on the work of Majorana, supplements the existing literature with new insights, anecdotes and personal accounts of contemporar ...; [leggi tutto]
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Descrizione Ettore Majorana : Unveiled Genius and Endless Mysteries / by Salvatore Esposito. - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017. - XIII, 191 p ; online resource. - (Springer Biographies)
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Part 1: A Dostoeyevskijan Hero -- An Archimedes from Sicily studies in Rome -- A Certain Interest in Pure Science -- Ten short papers -- Part 2: Power for the Italian School -- The 1937 Chance -- Landing in Naples -- Part 3: A Legacy from the Grand Inquisitor -- The Mystery of the Missing Papers -- Fortunes and Misfortunes of a Famous Director -- Part 4: Investigation of a Disappearance -- Before March 26 -- In Search for a Missing Professor -- The Last Chapter -- Epilogue.. - Springer eBooks. - Printed edition: 9783319543185
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  • 539.72 - Fisica atomica e nucleare. Fisica delle particelle. Radiazioni ionizzanti
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  • ISBN: 978-3-319-54319-2
  • DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-54319-2
  • N. catalogo straniero: QC793-793.5 (Library of Congress Call Number)
  • N. catalogo straniero: QC174.45-174.52 (Library of Congress Call Number)
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