- Quantum theory, Physicists, Biography, physics
From the Publisher: Paul Dirac was among the great scientific geniuses of the modern age. One of the discoverers of quantum mechanics, the most revolutionary theory of the past century, his contributions had a unique insight, eloquence, clarity, and mathematical power.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- Graham Farmelo
- First published
- 2009
- Pages
- 539
- Publisher
- ReadHowYouWant.com, Limited, Basic Books, Faber and Faber
- Editions
- 8
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780571222780
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