Paul Dirac

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Theoretical physicist · United Kingdom

Date of birth: August 8, 1902
Died on October 20, 1984: Died at the age of 82; Would have turned 124 today

British theoretical physicist (1902–1984)

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Paul Dirac was a theoretical physicist (United Kingdom). Paul Dirac was born on August 8, 1902 in Bristol. Among other things, Paul Dirac was known for Royal Society of London, French Academy of Sciences, and National Academy of Sciences.

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theoretical physics

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Work by Paul Dirac

Title	Year
Dirac measure	–
Dirac sea	–
Dirac fermion	–
Dirac large numbers hypothesis	–
Complete Fermi–Dirac integral	–
Dirac delta function	–
reduced Planck constant	–
Dirac equation	–
Fermi–Dirac statistics	–
Dirac adjoint	–
Kapitsa–Dirac effect	–
Dirac comb	–
Dirac bracket	–
Abraham-Lorentz-Dirac force	–
Dirac spinor	–
Dirac operator	–

Facts about Paul

Born: August 8, 1902 in Bristol
Died: October 20, 1984
Nationality: United Kingdom
Occupations: Theoretical physicist, Scientist, Physicist, Engineer, and Educator
Languages: French and English
Education: University of Cambridge
Fame: Wikipedia articles in 103 languages

Birthday

Date of birth: August 8, 1902
Born on a: Friday
Zodiac sign: Leo

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What makes Paul Dirac unique

Generation: Greatest Generation
In memory: Died at the age of 82
Today: Would have turned 124 today

First award in 1930, the year Paul Dirac turned 28.

Born on the same day

Awards

Award	Year
Fellow of the Royal Society	1930
Royal Medal	1939
Royal Society Bakerian Medal	1941
Copley Medal	1952
Order of Merit	1973

Groups

Name	From	To
Royal Society of London	–	–
French Academy of Sciences	–	–
National Academy of Sciences	–	–
American Academy of Arts and Sciences	–	–
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina	–	–
American Philosophical Society	–	–
Pontifical Academy of Sciences	–	–
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei	–	–
Academy of Sciences of the USSR	–	–
Royal Society of Edinburgh	–	–
Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters	–	–
Royal Irish Academy	–	–
Indian Academy of Sciences	–	–
Academy of Sciences of Turin	–	–
Institut de France	–	–
Academy of Sciences of Lisbon	–	–
American Physical Society	–	–
Chinese Physical Society	–	–

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