Paul Dirac was one of the original founding fathers of quantum theory. In his fusing of quantum theory and the special theory of relativity, while working with linear algebra, the positron popped out as something that mathematically had to exist... better known today as anti-matter. The author tells a story that is more than just a biography. He gives us a history of the birth of quantum theory, more interestingly he tells us about the people surrounding Dirac. The author suspects that Dirac may have been autistic and given his letters, other correspondences and relationships, it seems a possibility. The tale of how his wife had pursued Dirac, put up with his strange ways and came to marry and live with him is heartwarming and an amusing story that caps off this wonderful novel about Dirac's life that is scientific and human. Reading his precise numbered answers to his wife's letters leaves you to wonder what kind of woman it took to live with this brilliant man. You end up admiring her, as well as him.Get more detail about The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Mystic of the Atom.
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