20th Century Physics: Essays and Recollections

Giovanni Battimelli (Voghera, 1948– ) is a researcher at the Department of Physics of Rome University “La Sapienza”. His main research interests in the history of science have focused on topics in late nineteenth and twentieth century theoretical physics, and more particularly on the Italian scenario. He is a member of the editorial board of Rivista di Storia della Scienza, and has recently edited, with M. De Maria, the memoirs of Edoardo Amaldi Da via Panisperna all'America, Rome 1997.

Giovanni Paoloni (Rome, 1956– ) is a researcher at the “Scuola Speciale per Archivisti e Bibliotecari” of Rome University “La Sapienza”. He is interested in the history and archival heritage of R&D institutions in nineteenth and twentieth century Italy. He has been the editor of: Vito Volterra e il suo tempo (1860–1940), Rome 1990; Energia, ambiente, innovazione. Dal CNRN all'ENEA, Rome 1992; and Guglielmo Marconi e l'Italia, Rome 1996, with R. Simili.