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100 1 _aFarmelo, Graham.
_924224
245 1 4 _aThe strangest man :
_bthe hidden life of Paul Dirac, quantam genius /
_cGraham Farmelo.
246 3 0 _aHidden life of Paul Dirac
260 _aLondon :
_bFaber and Faber Ltd,
_c2009.
300 _a539 pages, [8] p. of plates :
_billustrations ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 495-508) and index.
505 0 _aPrologue -- Strangest man -- Abbreviations in notes -- Notes -- Bibliography -- List of plates -- Acknowledgements -- Index.
520 _aFrom 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.
600 1 0 _aDirac, P. A. M.
_q(Paul Adrien Maurice),
_d1902-1984.
_924225
650 0 _aPhysicists
_zGreat Britain
_vBiography.
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650 0 _aQuantum theory.
_924227
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_cGeneral Stacks
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