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9780465018277

The Strangest Man

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  • ISBN13:

    9780465018277

  • ISBN10:

    0465018270

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2009-08-25
  • Publisher: Basic Books
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Summary

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 Einsteinrs"s most admired colleagues, Dirac was in 1933 the youngest theoretician ever to win the Nobel Prize in physics.Diracrs"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 Manreveals the many facets of Diracrs"s brilliantly original mind. A compelling human story,The Strangest Manalso depicts a spectacularly exciting era in scientific history.

Author Biography

Graham Farmelo is Senior Research Fellow at the Science Museum, London, and Adjunct Professor of Physics at Northeastern University.

Table of Contents

Prologuep. 1
The Strangest Manp. 7
Abbreviations in Notesp. 439
Notesp. 441
Bibliographyp. 495
List of Platesp. 507
Acknowledgementsp. 509
Indexp. 515
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