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Acknowledgements; Contents; Prologue; The Dostoyevskian Hero; 1 An Archimedes from Sicily Studies in Rome; Music, Books, and Science for a Fine Humourist; An Engineer's Career; Regia Scuola di Applicazione; Corbino's Appeal and the School of Physics in Rome; Fermi Passes an Exam; Graduation in Physics; 2 A Certain Interest in Pure Science; Theoretical Research; The "Neutral Proton" and the Turning Point in 1932; A Trip to Leipzig; Back in Rome; Libero docente; 3 Ten Short Papers; Tidying up the Spectra; Molecular Bonds; A Formula and a Multifaceted Theorem.
Heisenberg Does Some Promotion (But not Too Much)Infinite Problems for Professor Pauli; Pulling the Neutrino Out of a Hat; Something Unexpected; Power to the Italian School; 4 The 1937 Opportunity; Majorana Applies for a Chair; Young Theoretical Physicists; High and Well-Deserved Repute; Great Expectations; 5 Arrival in Naples; The First Three Days; Innocent Souls; A Mathematician's Interest; 75 Days in Naples; The Storm; A Legacy from the Grand Inquisitor; 6 The Mystery of the Missing Papers; The Director's Office; The Sidekick, the Assistant, and the Co-ed; The Folder Recovered.
The Missing PapersThe Adventures of Eugenio M.; 7 Fortunes and Misfortunes of a Famous Director; A Devastating Fire; Rumours About a Powerful Man; Antonio Carrelli; The Blue Colour of the Heavens; The Papers that Were Never Found; Investigation of a Disappearance; 8 Before March 26; A Surprising Coincidence; Leaving the Port of Naples; A Matter of Money; Clues from the Neapolitan Lectures; French Papers; 9 In Search of a Missing Professor; Getting the Search Started; First Enquiries; The Political Police Enters the Scene; Pressure from the Ministry of Education; The Religious Lead.
A Fictional Interlude10 The Last Chapter; News from Sicily; A Curious Observation, but not Completely Crazy; Nearing the End of the Enquiries in the Majorana Case; A Lead from South America; On the Argentinian Trail; A Careful Analysis; Epilogue; References; Bibliography; Timeline.
Heisenberg Does Some Promotion (But not Too Much)Infinite Problems for Professor Pauli; Pulling the Neutrino Out of a Hat; Something Unexpected; Power to the Italian School; 4 The 1937 Opportunity; Majorana Applies for a Chair; Young Theoretical Physicists; High and Well-Deserved Repute; Great Expectations; 5 Arrival in Naples; The First Three Days; Innocent Souls; A Mathematician's Interest; 75 Days in Naples; The Storm; A Legacy from the Grand Inquisitor; 6 The Mystery of the Missing Papers; The Director's Office; The Sidekick, the Assistant, and the Co-ed; The Folder Recovered.
The Missing PapersThe Adventures of Eugenio M.; 7 Fortunes and Misfortunes of a Famous Director; A Devastating Fire; Rumours About a Powerful Man; Antonio Carrelli; The Blue Colour of the Heavens; The Papers that Were Never Found; Investigation of a Disappearance; 8 Before March 26; A Surprising Coincidence; Leaving the Port of Naples; A Matter of Money; Clues from the Neapolitan Lectures; French Papers; 9 In Search of a Missing Professor; Getting the Search Started; First Enquiries; The Political Police Enters the Scene; Pressure from the Ministry of Education; The Religious Lead.
A Fictional Interlude10 The Last Chapter; News from Sicily; A Curious Observation, but not Completely Crazy; Nearing the End of the Enquiries in the Majorana Case; A Lead from South America; On the Argentinian Trail; A Careful Analysis; Epilogue; References; Bibliography; Timeline.