Code: 04102809
Strangest Man
by Graham Farmelo
A fascinating study of an extraordinary scientist. Paul Dirac was a leading pioneer in the field of quantum mechanics, and was the youngest theoretician ever to win the Nobel Prize for Physics. He was also pathologically reticent, ... more
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- Number of pages: 576
Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2009
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A fascinating study of an extraordinary scientist. Paul Dirac was a leading pioneer in the field of quantum mechanics, and was the youngest theoretician ever to win the Nobel Prize for Physics. He was also pathologically reticent, strangely literal-minded and legendarily unable to communicate or empathize.
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- Full title: Strangest Man
- Author: Graham Farmelo
- Language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- Number of pages: 576
- EAN: 9780571222865
- ISBN: 0571222862
- ID: 04102809
- Publisher: Faber & Faber
- Weight: 444 g
- Dimensions: 197 × 126 × 36 mm
- Date of publishing: 24. December 2009
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