Quirino Majorana | |
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Born | Catania, Italy | October 28, 1871
Died | July 31, 1957 Rieti, Italy | (aged 85)
Relatives | Ettore Majorana (nephew) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Experimental physics |
Institutions | University of Rome University of Turin University of Bologna |
Quirino Francesco Valentino Majorana (28 October 1871[1] – 31 July 1957) was an Italian experimental physicist who investigated a wide range of phenomena during his long career as professor of physics at the Universities of Rome, the Polytechnic University of Turin (1916–1921), and the University of Bologna (1921–1934).