Tallahassee in Leon County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac

Florida State University Nobel Laureate Walk

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 2, 2021

1. Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac Marker

Inscription. Paul Dirac was an outstanding theoretical physicist whose work was fundamental to the development of quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics jointly with Erwin Schrödinger in 1933 for contributions to atomic theory. Known internationally as the father of modern physics, Dirac, for many years a Lucasian professor of mathematics at Cambridge University, joined Florida State University’s faculty in 1971.

Erected by Florida State University.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.

Location. 30° 26.705′ N, 84° 18.296′ W. Marker is in Tallahassee, Florida, in Leon County. It can be reached from West Call Street east of Stadium Drive, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located on the Florida State University campus, along the Nobel Laureate Walk on the east side of the Medical Research Building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1115 West Call Street, Tallahassee FL 32304, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Florida.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Konrad Emil Bloch (a few steps from this marker); Robert Sanderson Mulliken (a few steps from this marker); John Robert Schrieffer (a

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few steps from this marker); James M. Buchanan (within shouting distance of this marker); Hippocrates (within shouting distance of this marker); Sir Harold W. Kroto (within shouting distance of this marker); Elizabeth Blackwell (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. John Gorrie (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tallahassee.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Florida State University Nobel Laureate Walk

Also see . . .
1. Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Among other discoveries, he formulated the Dirac equation which describes the behavior of fermions and predicted the existence of antimatter. He also made significant contributions to the reconciliation of general relativity with quantum mechanics. He was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, was a member of the Center for Theoretical Studies, University of Miami, and spent the last decade of his life at Florida State University.

(Submitted on May 23, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 2, 2021

2. Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac Marker

2. Paul A.M. Dirac.

Excerpt: The importance of Dirac’s work lies essentially in his famous wave equation, which introduced special relativity into Schrödinger’s equation. Taking into account the fact that, mathematically speaking, relativity theory and quantum theory are not only distinct from each other, but also oppose each other, Dirac’s work could be considered a fruitful reconciliation between the two theories.

(Submitted on May 23, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Florida State University Nobel Laureate Walk image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 2, 2021

3. Florida State University Nobel Laureate Walk

Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac memorial visible on right side.

Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac Sculpture image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 2, 2021

4. Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac Sculpture

Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 574 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 22, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 23, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.