Moving, sometimes comic, sometimes infinitely sad, and goes to the roots of what we mean by truth in science. A compelling human story, The Strangest Man also depicts a spectacularly exciting era in scientific history. The Strangest Man by Graham Farmelo Paul Dirac was among the greatest scientific geniuses of the modern age. The Strangest Man is an extraordinary and moving human story, as well as a study of one of the most exciting times in scientific history. Based on previously undiscovered archives, The Strangest Man reveals the many facets of Dirac's brilliantly original mind.

His tastes in the arts ranged from Beethoven to Cher, from Rembrandt to Mickey Mouse. Yet he was a family man and was intensely loyal to his friends. He was an extraordinarily reserved loner, relentlessly literal-minded and appeared to have no empathy with most people. One of Einstein's most admired colleagues, Dirac was in 1933 the youngest theoretician ever to win the Nobel Prize in physics. The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Mystic of the Atom Hardcover Import, 25 August 2009 by Graham Farmelo (Author) 922 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 349.30 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 3,871.05 3 Used from 3,125.35 3 New from 3,871.05 Paperback 798.81 8 New from 768.81 EMI starts at 185. His prediction of antimatter was one of the greatest triumphs in the history of physics. The Strangest Man uses previously undiscovered archives to reveal the many facets of Diracs brilliantly original mind.

Diracs personality, like his achievements, is legendary. One of the discoverers of quantum mechanics, the most revolutionary theory of the past century, his contributions had a unique insight, eloquence, clarity, and mathematical power. In 1933 he became the youngest theoretician ever to win the Nobel Prize in Physics. From the Publisher: Paul Dirac was among the great scientific geniuses of the modern age.

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