Ettore Majorana : aspects of his scientific and academic activity /

Ettore Majorana : aspects of his scientific and academic activity /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Guerra, Francesco.
Imprint:	[Pisa] : Edizioni Della Normale, c2008.
Description:	xii, 243 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	CRM series ; 6 CRM series (Pisa, Italy) ; 6.
Subject:	Majorana, Ettore. Majorana, Ettore. Nuclear physicists -- Italy -- Biography. Nuclear physicists. Italy. Biography.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7450728

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Other authors / contributors:	Robotti, Nadia.
ISBN:	9788876423314 8876423311
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [95]-99) and index.
Summary:	"Little more than one hundred years have gone by since the birth of Ettore Majorana, a theoretical physicist of outstanding value. His career was brief and irregular but very intense, and he disappeared in March 1938 in circumstances that still are not completely clear. This volume is a contribution to a better understanding of the scientific, academic and human personality of Ettore Majorana, beyond the layers of legendary aspects which have accumulated over the years. Based on primary sources alone - scientific literature of the period and numerous archival documents - the figure of Ettore Majorana emerges in a completely new light. The young scientist is intensely involved in scientific research, completely independent, always striving to offer innovative contributions of the highest level according to the most advanced international standards, and very determined to make his results known by following a shrewd publication strategy. He is profoundly interested in his academic career, scrupulous with institutional relationships, and attentive to his students." "Moreover, his documented scholarly activity is much wider than previously reported. This historical analysis shows also that Majorana had a very important role in orienting research in Rome, especially in the sector of the statistical model of the atom and in Nuclear Physics. It is also clear that there are aspects of Ettore Majorana's life which transmit a solid historical legacy from the cultural and human points of view, besides the scientific legacy which is universally recognized to him. A reproduction of original documents completes the volume."--BOOK JACKET.

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Summary:	Little more than one hundred years have gone by since the birth of Ettore Majorana, a highly renowned theoretical physicist. His career was brief and irregular but very intense, and he disappeared in March 1938 in circumstances that still are not completely clear. This volume is a contribution to a better understanding of the scientific, academic and human personality of Ettore Majorana, beyond the layers of legendary aspects which have accumulated over the years. Based on primary sources alone-scientific literature of the period and numerous archival documents - the figure of Ettore Majorana emerges in a completely new light. A rich reproduction of original documents completes the volume.
Physical Description:	xii, 243 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [95]-99) and index.
ISBN:	9788876423314 8876423311