1938

1938 This Can’t Be Love

Song

Alec Wilder in his book American Popular Song: The Great Innovators, 1900-1950 says, “‘This Can’t Be Love’ is a splendid song, a great illustration of control, direction, choice, and what I might call essence…. The song has that glow about it which suggests great fun in the writing of it.” HeContinue Reading

disappearance Ettore Majorana

Person, Science

Ettore Majorana 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. Continue Reading

Robert Johnson (1911 – 1938)

Music, Person

Robert Leroy Johnson (1911 – 1938) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His landmark recordings in 1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generations of musicians. He is now recognized as a master of the blues, particularly the Delta blues style. Continue Reading