sub-fonds GB 0117 MS 825 - Dirac; Paul Adrien Maurice (1902-1984)

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GB 0117 MS 825

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Dirac; Paul Adrien Maurice (1902-1984)

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  • 1953-1981 (Creation)

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7 letters

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Born, 1902; Education: Cotham School, Bristol; BSc (Bristol); PhD (Camb); Career: Lecturer, University of Cambridge; Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, 1932-1969; Professor of Physics, Florida State University 1971-1984; Fellow of the Royal Society, 1930; Royal Medal, 1939; Copley Medal, 1952; Nobel Prize (Physics), 1933; died, 1984.

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GB 0117 MS 825 1953-1981 Sub-fonds 7 letters Dirac , Paul Adrien Maurice , 1902-1984 , mathematician

Born, 1902; Education: Cotham School, Bristol; BSc (Bristol); PhD (Camb); Career: Lecturer, University of Cambridge; Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, 1932-1969; Professor of Physics, Florida State University 1971-1984; Fellow of the Royal Society, 1930; Royal Medal, 1939; Copley Medal, 1952; Nobel Prize (Physics), 1933; died, 1984.

Letters discussing family matters and work from Paul Dirac and his wife Margit Dirac to Esther and Myer Salaman. Einstein had been Esther's supervisor, and provided her with a reference to Cambridge.

In date order. Each letter has been transcribed, preserving the syntax and spelling of the original.

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Copied from the Royal Society catalogue by Sarah Drewery.

General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

Feb 2009. History of science Dirac , Paul Adrien Maurice , 1902-1984 , mathematician Science of science

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Letters discussing family matters and work from Paul Dirac and his wife Margit Dirac to Esther and Myer Salaman. Einstein had been Esther's supervisor, and provided her with a reference to Cambridge.

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In date order. Each letter has been transcribed, preserving the syntax and spelling of the original.

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Open

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No publication without written permission. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.

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  • English

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  • Latin

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English and German

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Royal Society

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General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

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  • English

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