by João Magueijo · Gradiva · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789896164362
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On the night of March 26, 1938, nuclear physicist Ettore Majorana boarded a ship with a large sum of money and his passport. He was never seen again. To this day, his disappearance remains shrouded in mystery. In this book, theoretical physicist João Magueijo tells the story of Majorana and his research group, who were responsible for the accidental discovery of nuclear fission in 1934. As Majorana, the most brilliant of the group, begins to understand the potentially lethal implications of the ongoing research, he becomes deeply troubled. Did he commit suicide? Was he kidnapped? Did he stage his own death to withdraw from scientific research? This book explores the life of a tormented genius at the dawn of the nuclear age.
