Paul A. M. Dirac, Interview by Friedrich Hund (1982) [video]
emerongi
36 points
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September 13, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)
srean
https://saemiller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/1A934B69-17... One of my favorite photographs. It captures their characters so well.
rramadass
Nice; the quintessential Theoretical/Mathematical Physicist! The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Quantum Genius - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Strangest_Man Paul Dirac Quotes - https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Paul_Dirac Read his lecture/essay; The Relation between Mathematics and Physics by Paul Dirac - https://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/events/strings02/dirac/speach.ht... Wikipedia also has a nice general overview; Relationship between Mathematics and Physics - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relationship_between_mathemati...
signa11
aside: for feynman, mr. oppenheimer said "he is a second Dirac, only this time human".