| "Physics instructor Farmelo works diligently and often succeeds successfully to explain Dirac's accomplishments, but readers who remain puzzled will still love the nuanced portrayal of an introverted eccentric who held his own in a small clique of revolutionary scientific geniuses." (starred review) 07/01/2009 "Farmelo proves himself a wizard at explaining the arcane aspects of particle physics. His great affection for his odd but brilliant subject shows on every page, giving Dirac the biography any great scientist deserves." (starred review) 06/29/2009 "It's hard to imagine a more formidable subject for a biographer....Nevertheless, Graham Farmelo has managed to haul Dirac onstage in an affectionate and meticulously researched book that illuminates both his era and his science." - Sara Lippincott 08/30/2009 "This biography is a gift. It is both wonderfully written...and a thought-provoking meditation on human achievement, limitations, and the relation between the two....[T]he most satisfying and memorable biography I have read in years." - Louisa Gilder 09/13/2009 "Farmelo achieves a first-rate scientific biography....[He] combines an accessible presentation of Dirac's achievements in theoretical physics with intriguing appreciations of his private life and personality." (starred review) - Gilbert Taylor 09/01/2009 | 
