Paul Dirac and the religion of mathematical beauty

Join us for a special lecture by Graham Farmelo, award-winning science writer and historian of physics, as he discusses the life and work of Paul Dirac, one of the pioneers of quantum mechanics and quantum field theory. Celebrated for his mathematical brilliance and deep physical insights, Dirac became renowned for promoting the idea that the most fundamental physical laws must possess mathematical beauty – a concept that continues to inspire theoretical physicists to this day.