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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | P A M Dirac |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Graham Farmelo |
| ISBN: | 9780465018277 0465018270 |
| OCLC Number: | 426938310 |
| Notes: | Originally published: London : Faber and Faber, 2009. |
| Awards: | Winner of Costa Biography Award 2009. |
| Description: | 539 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Prologue -- Strangest man -- Abbreviations in notes -- Notes -- Bibliography -- List of plates -- Acknowledgements -- Index. |
| Other Titles: | Hidden life of Paul Dirac |
| Responsibility: | Graham Farmelo. |
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"Kirkus" *Starred Review*<br> "Paul Dirac was a giant of 20th-century physics, and this rich, satisfying biography does him justice.... [A] nuanced portrayal of an introverted eccentric who held his own in a small clique of revolutionary scientific geniuses."<br><p>Peter Higgs, "Times (UK)"<br> "Fascinating reading... Graham Farmelo has done a splendid job of portraying Dirac and his world. The biography is a major achievement."<p>"Telegraph"<br> "If Newton was the Shakespeare of British physics, Dirac was its Milton, the most fascinating and enigmatic of all our great scientists. And he now has a biography to match his talents: a wonderful book by Graham Farmelo. The story it tells is moving, sometimes comic, sometimes infinitely sad, and goes to the roots of what we mean by truth in science."<p>"New Statesman"<br> "A marvelously rich and intimate study."<p>"Sunday Herald"<br> "Farmelo's splendid biography has enough scientific exposition for the biggest science fan and enough human interest for the rest of us. It creates a picture of a man who was a great theoretical scientist but also an awkward but oddly endearing human being.... This is a fine book: a fitting tribute to a significant and intriguing scientific figure."<p>"The Economist"<br> "[A] sympathetic portrait....Of the small group of young men who developed quantum mechanics and revolutionized physics almost a century ago, he truly stands out. Paul Dirac was a strange man in a strange world. This biography, long overdue, is most welcome."<p>"Times Higher Education Supplement (UK)"<br> "A page-turner about Dirac and quantum physics seems a contradiction in terms, but Graham Farmelo's new book, "The Strangest Man," is an eminently readable account of the developments in physics throughout the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s and the life of one of the discipline's key scientists."<p>"New Scientist"<br> "Enthralling... Regardless of whether Dirac was autistic or simply unpleasant, he is an icon of modern thought and F Read more...
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