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Also known as Ettore Maiorana, Majorana, Ettore

Italian physicist (1906-1938?)

Key facts

Born
( 1906-08-05 ) 5 August 1906, Catania , Kingdom of Italy
Disappeared
25 March 1938 (1938-03-25) (aged 31), Palermo , Kingdom of Italy
Alma mater
Sapienza University of Rome
Known for
Exchange force Relativistic wave equations Majorana equation Majorana fermion Majorana representation
Relatives
Quirino Majorana (uncle)
Fields
Particle physics
Institutions
University of Naples

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Kingdom of Italy
Place of birth
Catania
Place of death
Italy
Languages spoken
Italian
Doctoral advisor
Enrico Fermi
Field of work
particle physics
Image
Ettore Majorana.jpg
Residence
Italy
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Ettore Majorana
date of birth
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Ettore Majorana
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Encyclopedic overview

Ettore Majorana (/ˌmaɪ.əˈrɑːnə/ MY-ə-RAH-nə, Italian: [ˈɛttore majoˈraːna]; 5 August 1906 – disappeared 25 March 1938) was an Italian theoretical physicist who worked on neutrino masses.

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ettore Majorana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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