Ettore Majorana

Ettore Majorana
Majorana in the 1930s
Born	(1906-08-05)5 August 1906 Catania, Italy
Died	Missing since 1938, likely still alive in 1959[1] unknown
Alma mater	Sapienza University of Rome
Known for	Exchange force Relativistic wave equations Majorana equation Majorana fermion Majorana representation
Scientific career
Fields	Particle physics
Institutions	University of Naples

Ettore Majorana (/maɪəˈrɑːnə/,^[2] Italian: [ˈɛttore majoˈraːna]; born on 5 August 1906 – likely dying in or after 1959)^[1] was an Italian theoretical physicist who worked on neutrino masses. On 25 March 1938, he disappeared under mysterious circumstances after purchasing a ticket to travel by ship from Palermo to Naples.

The Majorana equation and Majorana fermions are named after him. In 2006, the Majorana Prize was established in his memory.