Ettore Majorana : unveiled genius and endless mysteries /: unveiled genius and endless mysteries. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Cattedra vacante.
• Further Information: Note: Salvatore Esposito ; translated by Laura Gentile de Fraia.
• Authors: Esposito, Salvatore
• Other Names: Gentile de Fraia, Laura translator.
• Contents: Acknowledgements; Contents; Prologue; The Dostoyevskian Hero; 1 An Archimedes from Sicily Studies in Rome; Music, Books, and Science for a Fine Humourist; An Engineer's Career; Regia Scuola di Applicazione; Corbino's Appeal and the School of Physics in Rome; Fermi Passes an Exam; Graduation in Physics; 2 A Certain Interest in Pure Science; Theoretical Research; The "Neutral Proton" and the Turning Point in 1932; A Trip to Leipzig; Back in Rome; Libero docente; 3 Ten Short Papers; Tidying up the Spectra; Molecular Bonds; A Formula and a Multifaceted Theorem. Heisenberg Does Some Promotion (But not Too Much)Infinite Problems for Professor Pauli; Pulling the Neutrino Out of a Hat; Something Unexpected; Power to the Italian School; 4 The 1937 Opportunity; Majorana Applies for a Chair; Young Theoretical Physicists; High and Well-Deserved Repute; Great Expectations; 5 Arrival in Naples; The First Three Days; Innocent Souls; A Mathematician's Interest; 75 Days in Naples; The Storm; A Legacy from the Grand Inquisitor; 6 The Mystery of the Missing Papers; The Director's Office; The Sidekick, the Assistant, and the Co-ed; The Folder Recovered. The Missing PapersThe Adventures of Eugenio M.; 7 Fortunes and Misfortunes of a Famous Director; A Devastating Fire; Rumours About a Powerful Man; Antonio Carrelli; The Blue Colour of the Heavens; The Papers that Were Never Found; Investigation of a Disappearance; 8 Before March 26; A Surprising Coincidence; Leaving the Port of Naples; A Matter of Money; Clues from the Neapolitan Lectures; French Papers; 9 In Search of a Missing Professor; Getting the Search Started; First Enquiries; The Political Police Enters the Scene; Pressure from the Ministry of Education; The Religious Lead. A Fictional Interlude10 The Last Chapter; News from Sicily; A Curious Observation, but not Completely Crazy; Nearing the End of the Enquiries in the Majorana Case; A Lead from South America; On the Argentinian Trail; A Careful Analysis; Epilogue; References; Bibliography; Timeline.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 191 pages)
• Subjects: 530.092; 530; Physics; Physicists -- Italy -- Biography; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Science & Technology; Physicists; Science -- Physics; Science -- History; History of science; Quantum theory; History; Science -- Nuclear Physics; Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory); Italy; Electronic books; Biography; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319543192; 3319543199
• Related ISBNs: 9783319543185; 3319543180
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 5, 2017).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.