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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.
Feb 17, 2023 · Interview with Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac (1902–1984), Nobel Prize in Physics 1933, "for the discovery of new productive forms of atomic theory". Topics discussed: Symmetry as central concept in...
Nov 30, 2020 · Great Physicists: Paul A.M. Dirac - The Taciturn Genius. The Dirac Equation and his contributions to quantum electrodynamics are considered his most important contributions to physics - yet...
Feb 1, 1998 · Paul Dirac: the purest soul in physics. 01 Feb 1998. Paul Dirac published the first of his papers on “The Quantum Theory of the Electron” seventy years ago this month. The Dirac equation, derived in those papers, is one of the most important equations in physics, says Michael Berry. Genius at work.
Paul Dirac and the religion of mathematical beauty. The Royal Society. 197K subscribers. Subscribed. 2.8K. 216K views 10 years ago. Speaker: Graham Farmelo Filmed at The Royal Society, London...
Jun 28, 2024 · P.A.M. Dirac 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. In 1933 he shared the Nobel Prize for.
Biographical. Paul 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.
In 1928 Paul Dirac formulated a fully relativistic quantum theory. The equation gave solutions that he interpreted as being caused by a particle equivalent to the electron, but with a positive charge.
Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac OM FRS ( / dɪˈræk /; 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.
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"
