Paul Dirac: The Man and his Work
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (833 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521583829 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Readers will gain insight into Dirac's love of the beauty of nature, his interest in mountain climbing, his approach to mathematical physics, and his emphasis on beauty and simplicity." Optics & Photonoics News"The overall thrust of the book is to increase the recognition of a brilliant theoretical physicist, whose solitary work habits and retiring manner have allowed him to be relatively neglected when compared with many of the other giants of 20th-century physics." Choice"This small volume of four lectures delivered in Westminster Abbey during the dedication of a plaque in Dirac's honor captures the relation between his personality and his science via a mosaic of historical recollections and scientific reviews." American Scientist"this book is agem of an introduction." Notices of the AMS
"An insightful recollection of a nearly invisible genius." according to A Customer. After missing the first collection of essays on this brilliant recluse published soon after his death, I picked up the present version as soon as I was able. It did not disappoint.The book is a collection of four lectures given in the subject's honor in 1995 on the tenth anniversary of his death. The final lecture and the latter part of the third are highly mathematical and technical and clearly intended for a professional audience.But for me, the first lecture by Abraham Pais is worth the purchase price al. A Tribute to a Brilliant Man A man Stephen Hawking calls 'probably the greatest British theoretical physicist since Newton,' has got to be a pretty bright man. Paul Dirac wrote the definitive equasion that joined the Theory of Relativity and Quantum Mechanics. Like Einstein before him, his equasion is very simple to express, very complex in its overall impact. It explains things like how television sets or computers work.This book is not exactly a biography, but more a tribute to him. It is a series of four talks given about Dirac elev. Paul Dirac - The man and his work We were ourselves participating in the inauguration of the Paul Dirac memorial in Westminster Abbey. Especially the speeches of Stephan Hawking and Abraham Pais were very touching as they did not only touch Dirac's work but also his personality and life. He was a very complex person and a great physicist. This book reflects that more than others about him.
Then Abraham Pais describes Dirac as a person and his approach to his work. This is followed by David Olive's account of the origin and enduring influence of Dirac's work on magnetic monopoles. Together the lectures in this volume, originally presented on the occasion of the dedication ceremony for a plaque honoring Dirac in Westminster Abbey, give a unique insight into the relationship between Dirac's character and his scientific achievements. Finally, Sir Michael Atiyah explains the deep and widespread significance of the Dirac equation in mathematics.. The text begins with the dedication address given by Stephen Hawking at the ceremony. Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac was one of the founders of quantum theory. Maurice Jacob explains how Dirac was led to introduce the concept of antimatter, and its central role in modern particle physics and cosmology. He is numbered alongside Newton, Maxwell and Einstein as one of the greatest physicists of all time