About this episode
The episode discusses Paul Dirac's contributions to quantum mechanics and his reluctance to accept the Nobel Prize.
Heisenberg had just developed the new matrix mechanics when Paul Dirac, the English man, noticed something crucial about the math. Developing a new algebra, the shy physicist got his Nobel Prize but didn’t want it. 前往小宇宙评论区与主播互动
People in this episode
Host: 虎风Tigerstorm
Topics covered
- quantum mechanics
- Paul Dirac
- Heisenberg
- Nobel Prize
- mathematics
- physics
Keywords
- Paul Dirac
- Heisenberg
- matrix mechanics
- Nobel Prize
- physics
- algebra
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Nobel Prize
Places: England
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