![]() It creates a picture of a man who was a great theoretical scientist but also an awkward but oddly endearing human being. ![]() “Farmelo’s splendid biography has enough scientific exposition for the biggest science fan and enough human interest for the rest of us. The story it tells is moving, sometimes comic, sometimes infinitely sad, and goes to the roots of what we mean by truth in science.” And he now has a biography to match his talents: a wonderful book by Graham Farmelo. “If Newton was the Shakespeare of British physics, Dirac was its Milton, the most fascinating and enigmatic of all our great scientists. Graham Farmelo has done a splendid job of portraying Dirac and his world. nuanced portrayal of an introverted eccentric who held his own in a small clique of revolutionary scientific geniuses.” “Paul Dirac was a giant of 20th-century physics, and this rich, satisfying biography does him justice. ![]()
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