Paul Dirac

Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac was an English mathematical and theoretical physicist who is considered to be one of the founders of quantum mechanics. Dirac laid the foundations for both quantum electrodynamics and quantum field theory. He was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, a professor of physics at Florida State University, and a 1933 Nobel Prize in Physics recipient. Dirac graduated from the University of Bristol with a first class honours Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering in 1921, and a first class honours Bachelor of Arts degree in... Wikipedia

• Born:  Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac, August 8, 1902, Bristol, England
• Age at death:  82 years
• Died:  October 20, 1984, Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
• Fields:  Theoretical physics, Mathematical physics
• Institutions:  University of Cambridge, University of Miami, Florida State University
• Alma mater:  University of Bristol (BS, BA), University of Cambridge (PhD)
• Thesis:  Quantum Mechanics (1926)
• Doctoral students:  Homi J. Bhabha, Harish-Chandra, Dennis Sciama, Fred Hoyle, Behram Kurşunoğlu, John Polkinghorne, C. J. Eliezer
• Known for:  Dirac equation, Dirac delta function
• Notable awards:  FRS (1930), Nobel Prize in Physics (1933), Royal Medal (1939), Copley Medal (1952), Max Planck Medal (1952), Order of Merit (1973)
• Children:  2