In developing quantum mechanical theory, physicist Paul Dirac, born on this day, predicted that all matter has a kind of mirror image - antimatter. Dirac's theory was revolutionary, and later would be proved experimentally. He was awarded the #NobelPrize in 1933 which he shared with Erwin Schrödinger. Dirac was only 31 years old when he received the award. Video: A short glimpse of Professor Paul Dirac after his arrival in Stockholm for the Nobel Prize award ceremony held on 10 December 1933. ©

In developing quantum mechanical theory, physicist Paul Dirac predicted that all matter has a mirror image – antimatter. Dirac's theory was revolutionary and later would be proved experimentally. He was awarded the #NobelPrize in 1933, which he shared with Erwin Schrödinger. Dirac was only 31 years old when he received the award. Video: A short glimpse of Professor Paul Dirac after his arrival in Stockholm for the Nobel Prize award ceremony held on 10 December 1933. © Sveriges Television AB 2006

1K views · 63 reactions | Oxford Mathematics Public Lectures Extract - Paul Dirac on the relationship between Maths and Physics Paul Dirac said little. But in 1939 in Edinburgh he eloquently set out his convictions about the relationship between Mathematics and Physics. An extract from last week's Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture with Graham Farmelo. Full lecture on this page. | Oxford Mathematics | Facebook