Paul Dirac

Paul Dirac
Dirac, photographed in 1933
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an English theoretical physicist who is regarded as one of the most significant physicists of the 20th century.
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize in physics (shared ) (1933)
"for the discovery of new productive forms of atomic theory"
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Born
Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac 8 August 1902 Bristol, England
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Died
20 October 1984 (aged 82) Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
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Nationality
Swiss (1902–19) British (1919–84)
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Known for
Dirac adjoint Dirac algebra Dirac bracket Dirac comb Dirac–Coulomb–Breit Equation Dirac constant Dirac delta function Dirac equation Dirac fermion Dirac field Dirac gauge Dirac hole theory Dirac large
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Fields
Theoretical physics
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Alma mater
University of Bristol University of Cambridge
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Awards
Nobel Prize in Physics (1933) Royal Medal (1939) Copley Medal (1952) Max Planck Medal (1952) Fellow of the Royal Society (1930)
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Institutions
University of Cambridge University of Miami Florida State University
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Spouse(s)
Margit Wigner ​ ( m. 1937 ) ​
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Britain
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Children
2
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Doctoral advisor
Ralph Fowler
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Doctoral students
Homi J. Bhabha Harish Chandra Mehta Dennis Sciama Fred Hoyle Behram Kurşunoğlu John Polkinghorne
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era
1800+
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Influences
John Stuart Mill
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Thesis
Quantum mechanics (1926)

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