The thirtieth anniversary of the death of Beppo Occhialini, the
cosmic-ray physicist associated among other things to the
fundamental discoveries of the electron-positron pairs and of the
pion thanks to his contributions to the development of the
controlled cloud chamber and of new nuclear emulsions, is the
occasion to publish his memoirs on the main events of his
scientific life, which he dictated shortly before his death. This
second edition of The Scientific Legacy of Beppo Occhialini takes
us by the hand to appreciate the admiration if not the veneration
he had for Patrick Blackett, the ironic rudeness of Lord
Rutherford, or the troubled relationship with Cecil Powell. A
particularly thorny aspect concerns the role played by some
physicists during the Second World War and the way Occhialini
elaborated the complex personal situations experienced by each of
them. Occhialini’s memoirs are enriched by his short
autobiography originally published as an encyclopedia entry in the
1970s. A selection of relevant historical studies and personal
reminiscences mainly concerning his scientific activity before his
coming to Milan is reproposed, together with some personal notes
from friends and colleagues.
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