The strangest man : the hidden life of Paul Dirac, quantam genius / Graham Farmelo.
Publication details: London : Faber and Faber Ltd, 2009.Description: 539 pages, [8] p. of plates : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780465018277
- 0465018270
- Hidden life of Paul Dirac
- 530.092 22
- QC16.D57 F37 2009b
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530.08 AHM Physics for engineers, | 530.08 AHM Physics for engineers, | 530.08 AHM Physics for engineers, | 530.092 FAR The strangest man : | 530.092 FEY Don't you have time to think? / | 530.092 FEY What do you care what other people think? : | 530.092 FEY What do you care what other people think? : |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 495-508) and index.
Prologue -- Strangest man -- Abbreviations in notes -- Notes -- Bibliography -- List of plates -- Acknowledgements -- Index.
From the Publisher: Paul Dirac was among the great scientific geniuses of the modern age. One of the discoverers of quantum mechanics, the most revolutionary theory of the past century, his contributions had a unique insight, eloquence, clarity, and mathematical power. His prediction of antimatter was one of the greatest triumphs in the history of physics. One of Einstein's most admired colleagues, Dirac was in 1933 the youngest theoretician ever to win the Nobel Prize in physics. Dirac's personality is legendary. He was an extraordinarily reserved loner, relentlessly literal-minded and appeared to have no empathy with most people. Yet he was a family man and was intensely loyal to his friends. His tastes in the arts ranged from Beethoven to Cher, from Rembrandt to Mickey Mouse. Based on previously undiscovered archives, The Strangest Man reveals the many facets of Dirac's brilliantly original mind. A compelling human story, The Strangest Man also depicts a spectacularly exciting era in scientific history.
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