A Brilliant Darkness

The Extraordinary Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Ettore Majorana, the Troubled Genius of the N

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Other Sciences, History
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Author: Joao Magueijo ISBN: 9780465020089
Publisher: Basic Books Publication: November 24, 2009
Imprint: Basic Books Language: English
Author: Joao Magueijo
ISBN: 9780465020089
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication: November 24, 2009
Imprint: Basic Books
Language: English

On the night of March 26, 1938, nuclear physicist Ettore Majorana boarded a ship, cash and passport in hand. He was never seen again. In A Brilliant Darkness, theoretical physicist João Magueijo tells the story of Majorana and his research group, “the Via Panisperna Boys,” who discovered atomic fission in 1934. As Majorana, the most brilliant of the group, began to realize the implications of what they had found, he became increasingly unstable. Did he commit suicide that night in Palermo? Was he kidnapped? Did he stage his own death?

A Brilliant Darkness chronicles Majorana's invaluable contributions to science-including his major discovery, the Majorana neutrino-while revealing the truth behind his fascinating and tragic life.

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On the night of March 26, 1938, nuclear physicist Ettore Majorana boarded a ship, cash and passport in hand. He was never seen again. In A Brilliant Darkness, theoretical physicist João Magueijo tells the story of Majorana and his research group, “the Via Panisperna Boys,” who discovered atomic fission in 1934. As Majorana, the most brilliant of the group, began to realize the implications of what they had found, he became increasingly unstable. Did he commit suicide that night in Palermo? Was he kidnapped? Did he stage his own death?

A Brilliant Darkness chronicles Majorana's invaluable contributions to science-including his major discovery, the Majorana neutrino-while revealing the truth behind his fascinating and tragic life.

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