A Brilliant Darkness: The Extraordinary Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Ettore Majorana, the Troubled Genius of the Nuclear Age

摘要

Ettore Majorana disappeared. The theoretical physicistnboarded a boat in Palermo, Sicily, on March 26, 1938, whennhe was 31 years old, and did not return to shore with it. Butnthis is not Majorana’s entire story—just the end of it. In hisnenergetic biography of Majorana, cosmologist JoãonMagueijo admits that his subject is a popular one in Italy andnsometimes makes reference to the comic books and movienstarring the moody, brilliant scientist. Magueijo brings anfresh, vibrant perspective to Majorana’s life, and his biogra-nphy is as much about the physicist as his physics, presentingnboth to a wide audience.