Paul Dirac

Theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate

Paul Dirac - Theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate
Born

August 8th, 1902
123 years ago

Died

October 20th, 1984
41 years ago — 82 years old

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

United Kingdom

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An English-American physicist contributed significantly to the field of quantum mechanics. Developed the Dirac equation, which describes the behavior of fermions and predicted the existence of antimatter. Held a professorship at the University of Cambridge and became a fellow of the Royal Society. Received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933 for his work on the foundations of quantum mechanics.

Developed the Dirac equation

Predicted the existence of antimatter

Received Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933

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