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Ettore Majorana | |
|---|---|
 Majorana in the 1930s | |
| Born | 5 August 1906 |
| Disappeared | 25 March 1938 (aged 31) Palermo, Kingdom of Italy |
| Alma mater | Sapienza University of Rome |
| Known for | |
| Relatives | Quirino Majorana (uncle) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Particle physics |
| Institutions | University of Naples |
Ettore Majorana (/ˌmaɪ.əˈrɑːnə/ MY-ə-RAH-nə,[1] Italian: [ˈɛttore majoˈraːna]; 5 August 1906 – disappeared 25 March 1938) was an Italian theoretical physicist who worked on neutrino masses. Majorana was a supporter of Italian Fascism and a member of the National Fascist Party.[2][3] He disappeared under mysterious circumstances after purchasing a ticket to travel by ship from Palermo to Naples.
The Majorana equation, Majorana fermions, and Microsoft's device attempting to create topological qubits, Majorana 1, are named after him. In 2006, the Majorana Prize was established in his memory.
In 1938, Enrico Fermi was quoted as saying about Majorana: "There are several categories of scientists in the world; those of second or third rank do their best but never get very far. Then there is the first rank, those who make important discoveries, fundamental to scientific progress. But then there are the geniuses, like Galilei and Newton. Majorana was one of these."[4]
- ^ "Quantum Computation possible with Majorana Fermions" on YouTube, uploaded 19 April 2013, retrieved 14 December 2019
- ^ Francese, Joseph (2010). "Leonardo Sciascia and The Disappearance of Majorana". Journal of Modern Italian Studies. 15 (5): 715–733. doi:10.1080/1354571X.2010.523541.
- ^ Recami, Erasmo (2020). The Majorana Case: Letters, Documents, Testimonies. Singapore: World Scientific. pp. 577–588.
- ^ "Ettore Majorana: genius and mystery". CERN Courier. 24 July 2006. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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