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Portrait of Paul Dirac by Clara Ewald (1939). Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac OM FRS (/ d ɪ ˈ r æ k /; 8 August 1902 – 20 October 1984) was an English mathematical and theoretical physicist who is considered to be one of the founders of quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics. He is credited with laying the foundations of quantum field theory. He was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics ...
Feb 1, 1998 · Paul Dirac published the first of his papers on "The Quantum Theory of the Electron" 70 years ago this month. The Dirac equation, derived in those papers, is one of the most important equations in physics
P aul Adrien Maurice Dirac was born on 8th August, 1902, at Bristol, England, his father being Swiss and his mother English. He was educated at the Merchant Venturer’s Secondary School, Bristol, then went on to Bristol University. Here, he studied electrical engineering, obtaining the B.Sc. (Engineering) degree in 1921.
Jun 28, 2024 · Ask a Question Ask a Question P.A.M. Dirac (born August 8, 1902, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England—died October 20, 1984, Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.) was an English theoretical physicist who was one of the founders of quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics.Dirac is most famous for his 1928 relativistic quantum theory of the electron and his prediction of the existence of antiparticles.
Oct 2, 2009 · Physicist Paul Dirac Is 'The Strangest Man' In a new biography, Graham Farmelo digs deep into the archives and personal papers of a little-known Nobel-winning physicist. Farmelo discusses The ...
May 20, 2009 · Among scientists, Paul Dirac is widely regarded as being in the same league as Albert Einstein. In London's Westminster Abbey, Dirac's eponymous equation describing the quantum behaviour of ...
Lucasian Chair of Mathematics, Cambridge - Cited by 85,214 - quantum mechanics - quantum electrodynamics
Feb 13, 2024 · Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac’s story begins in the city of Bristol, where he embarked on an academic journey that would lead him to become one of the most significant physicists of the twentieth century.
Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac The Nobel Prize in Physics 1933 . Born: 8 August 1902, Bristol, United Kingdom . Died: 20 October 1984, Tallahassee, FL, USA
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1933 was awarded jointly to Erwin Schrödinger and Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac "for the discovery of new productive forms of atomic theory"
