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=  **__Paul Dirac__**   =

Paul Dirac was a man of great intellectual ability. Dirac was born in Bristol, England on August 8, 1902. For schooling he attended the Merchant Venturer’s Secondary School. After this Dirac went on to studying electrical engineering at Bristol University. In the year 1921 he graduated with an engineering degree. However, this was not the end of schooling for Dirac, he stayed for two more years with a focus on mathematics. After the two years he moved to St. John’s College where he became a researching student in the field of mathematics. In 1926 he acquired his Ph.D.

As for Dirac’s contribution to the physics field he was focused on the theory and math behind quantum mechanics. Some of his work includes calculating atomic qualities and various papers. In 1928 he wrote the book //Quantum Theory of the Electron//. Then he wrote //The Principles of Quantum Mechanics// in 1930. Also, he came out with his theory of the opposite charged electron or the positron, as it is know known. Dirac is very famous for his wave equation. This equation brought special relativity and Schӧrodinger's equation together. As his life went on he was given many awards and elected into various prestigious positions and organizations like becoming a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 1933 he and Erwin Schrӧdinger won the physics Nobel Prize for new configurations of the atomic theory.





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