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Marek Holzman's famous photograph of Dirac and Feynman (Photo:
Courtesy of Caltech Photo Archives)

The Feynman Essays

When Feynman met Dirac

 
Jorgen Veisdal
Jorgen Veisdal
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Feb 26, 2020 * 12 min read
 


    "I am Feynman."
    "I am Dirac."

    (Silence)

Beloved late physicist Richard P. Feynman (1918-1988) first met his
hero Paul Dirac (1902-1984) during Princeton University's
Bicentennial Celebration in 1946 and then again at least twice, in
1948 and 1962. Most notably, the two came to heads during the
so-called Pocono...

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