Wednesday, January 21, 2009

More Review of Dirac's Biography

I mentioned earlier about the first review that I've read on the new biography of Dirac. Scotland's Sunday Herald ("Scotland's award-winning independent newspaper") has a glowing review of Graham Farmelo's book.

Farmelo's splendid biography has enough scientific exposition for the biggest science fan and enough human interest for the rest of us. It creates a picture of a man who was a great theoretical scientist but also an awkward but oddly endearing human being. In Farmelo's view Dirac may have stood somewhere on the spectrum we now know as autism.

This is a fine book: a fitting tribute to a significant and intriguing scientific figure.


It's definitely something I plan on getting soon.

Zz.
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1 comment:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2009 at 11:30 AM

    That's a far better review, and an illuminating piece in itself. I also like the way the reviewer describes the credentials of the author early on.

    One thing I find odd about both reviews is that there is no byline for the reviewrer - I'm always curious to know whether the review is written by a scientist or not...

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