The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Mystic of the Atom
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780465018277 (0465018270)
Publish date: August 25th 2009
Publisher: Basic Books
Pages no: 560
Edition language: English
The number of "if"s, "may"s, "probably"s and "likely"s in this book is alarming; the author speculates with a frequency that in the end (actually less than half way through, for me) undermines this detailed, comprehensive biography of one of the most influential and under-appreciated humans of all h...
Prologue--The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Quantum GeniusAbbreviations in NotesNotesBibliographyList of PlatesAcknowledgementsIndex
What a fantastic book I have just finished!I always find biographies very interesting and stimulating, specially those regarding the lives of scientists. In this case, it was a biography not only of the life of the brilliant mind of Paul Dirac but also a complete story of the rise and golden age of ...