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Paul Dirac: from mathematical beauty to the discovery of antimatter

Paul Dirac: from mathematical beauty to the discovery of antimatter

One day, the Russian physicist Piotr Kapitsa asked Paul Dirac for his opinion on the book Crime and Punishment . The latter’s laconic response: “Very well, but the author was mistaken, because he described two sunrises on the same day.” Dirac spoke little, very little and never to say nothing. It is said that his physicist colleagues and students […]…