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Stuff You Missed in History Class

The Life and Disappearance of Ettore Majorana

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

History, Society & Culture

4.223.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2019

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Had his life had taken a different course, he may have become as widely known as Albert Einstein. In the 1930s, Majorana contributed to the field of quantum mechanics in ways that fundamentally shaped the field. And then he vanished.

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0:30.7

Welcome to Stuff You Missed in History class,

0:34.2

a production of I Heart Radio's How Stuff Works.

0:37.2

Hello and welcome to the podcast, I'm Holly Fry.

0:45.4

And I'm Tracy B. Wilson.

0:47.5

Today's topic covers a name that is pretty well known in physics circles,

0:51.0

but if his life had taken a different course,

0:53.5

he may well have become a name as widely known as that of Albert Einstein

0:57.5

or Marie Curie in the wider public consciousness.

1:00.9

In the 1930s, Etare Mayerana contributed to the field of quantum mechanics

1:05.4

in ways that fundamentally shaped the field and are still studied today.

1:10.8

And then his career had taken him to a really prestigious position

1:14.2

and he was making a good living and then he vanished.

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