P.A.M. Dirac, as his name is sometimes abbreviated, was one of the leading physicists of the 20th century. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933.
Perhaps the most approachable biography of Dirac is The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Quantum Genius.[1]
Dirac is known for the Dirac equation and a number of other brilliant contributions to physics. He is almost as well known for his reticence, tendency to take the statements of others literally, and general aversion to socializing. Interestingly, he married the very outgoing Margit (Manci) Wigner, sister of Eugene Paul Wigner (1902-1995). They raised two children from her first marriage, Judith (Balázs) Thompson (1927-1968) and Gabriel Andrew (Balázs) Dirac (abt.1925-abt.1984) and two of their own.
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Sources
↑ Farmelo, Graham (2009). The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Quantum Genius. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-22278-0. (Published in the United States as The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Mystic of the Atom. ISBN 978-0-465-01827-7.)
General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 1b; Page: 855
The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/6304b
The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27-186127
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