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Paul Dirac's ideas on the nature of quantum mechanics laid the foundation for quantum field theory and predicted the existence of antimatter. Part 1 of our series on quantum field theory. Try Skillshare at http://skl.sh/spacetime

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The quantum divide, by Christopher Gerry and Kimberley Bruno
The Character of Physical Law, by Richard Feynman

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The year is 1928. Over the past quarter century, the greatest geniuses of the modern era have discovered two keys to the fundamental nature of reality. Einstein's theories of special and general relativity forever changed the way we think about motion, space and time. And the emerging field of quantum mechanics had radically changed our understanding of the fundamental elements of the universe. Yet this year, a brilliant idea would bring these theories together and reveal the quantum fabric of reality. This would also predict the existence of antimatter.

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