Saturday, May 21, 2022

Basic timeline of Paul Dirac

This post is a basic timeline of physicist Paul Dirac (1902-1984). There are 13 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

  • 1902: Born in Bristol, England
  • 1921: Receives degree in engineering from the University of Bristol
  • 1921: Enrolls at St. John's College, Cambridge
  • 1925: Begins research for the Royal Commission for the Exhibition 1851
  • 1928: Proposes the Dirac equation
  • 1930: Publishes The Principles of Quantum Mechanics
  • 1932: Becomes professor at Cambridge
  • 1933: Receives Nobel Prize in Physics
  • 1964: Publishes Lectures on Quantum Mechanics
  • 1966: Publishes Lectures on Quantum Field Theory
  • 1970: Becomes professor at Florida State University
  • 1974: Publishes Spinors in Hilbert Space
  • 1984: Died at age 82 in Tallahassee, Florida