A Brilliant Darkness

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Magueijo, João.

A brilliant darkness : the extraordinary life and disappearance of Ettore Majorana, the troubled genius of the nuclear age / João Magueijo. p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

eISBN : 978-0-465-02008-9

1. Majorana, Ettore. 2. Majorana, Ettore—Legends. 3. Nuclear physicists—Italy—Biography. 4. Physics—Italy—History—20th century. 5. Neutrinos. I. Title.

QC774.M34M35 2009

539.7092—dc22

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