Ettore Majorana (5 August 1906, Catania, Sicily, Italy – 27 March 1938 presumed dead) was an Italian theoretical physicist who began promising work on neutrino masses. He disappeared suddenly in mysterious circumstances.Some argue that after having envisioned the destructive power of atomic energy Majorana did not want to contribute to its deployment in a fascist state.
| "There are many categories of scientists, people of second and third rank, who do their best, but do not go very far. There are also people of first class, who make great discoveries, fundamental for the development of science. But then there are the geniuses, like Galileo and Newton. Well, Ettore Majorana was one of them ..." |
