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Portrait of Paul Dirac by Clara Ewald (1939) Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac OM FRS [6] (/ 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. [7] [8] Dirac laid the foundations for both quantum electrodynamics and quantum field ...
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"
Aug 7, 2024 · The Nobel Prize - Biography of Paul A.M. Dirac LiveScience - 'The most magical equation in physics': How Paul Dirac accidentally revealed the strange world of antimatter Nature - Paul Dirac: a physicist of few words
Feb 1, 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
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 ...
Aug 5, 2023 · British theoretical physicist Paul Dirac was one of the most significant figures in the early days of quantum physics, who along with Erwin Schrödinger won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1933 ...
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.
Biography. Paul Dirac's father was Charles Adrien Ladislas Dirac and his mother was Florence Hannah Holten. Charles Dirac was a Swiss citizen born in Monthey, in the Valais Canton of Switzerland, while his mother came from Cornwall in England. Charles had been educated at the University of Geneva, then came to England in around 1888 and taught ...
Nov 1, 2019 · Paul Dirac (left) and his famous equation (right). Dirac’s memorial at Westminster Abbey in London includes a version of his Nobel Prize–winning wave equation. “OM” stands for Britain’s Order of Merit, which is awarded for distinguished service and is restricted to 24 living members.
Dec 22, 2017 · English physicist Paul Dirac helped develop quantum mechanics, earned the 1933 Nobel Prize in Physics, and predicted the existence of antimatter. Skip to content Menu
