The strangest man : the hidden life of Paul Dirac, quantum genius / Graham Farmelo.
The strangest man : the hidden life of Paul Dirac, quantum genius / Graham Farmelo.
The strangest man : the hidden life of Paul Dirac, quantum genius / Graham Farmelo.
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London : Faber and Faber, 2009.
Date
2009.
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N530.092/60
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English
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539 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
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Publisher
London : Faber and Faber, 2009.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2009.
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"Yet Farmelo also reveals a man who, while seemingly lacking in emotion, could manage to love and father a family. He catches Dirac's absolute belief in the beauty of mathematics with warmth and sympathy. And Farmelo shows that Dirac's eccentricities may well have stemmed from undiagnosed autism." "The Strangest Man is a moving human story, and a s...
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The strangest man : the hidden life of Paul Dirac, quantum genius / Graham Farmelo.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N530.092/60
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74VM5oyzDpRb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM5oyzDpRb
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0571222781 (hbk.)
9780571222780 (hbk.)
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530.092
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991003736679702626
