(left to right): Gregory Breit (1899-1951) and Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac (1902-1984)

Summary

Gregory Breit (1899-1951) is shown standing with theoretical physicist Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac (1902-1984), Cambridge University. Caption says: "The development of the newer theories of atomic and nuclear physics is predominantly in the hands of the younger men as this picture ... shows." This was probably taken at a National Academy of Sciences meeting in April 1939.

Subject

• Breit, Gregory 1899-1981
• Dirac, P. A. M (Paul Adrien Maurice) 1902-1984
• National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
• Nuclear physics
• University of Cambridge

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2007-0372

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

1939

Restrictions & Rights

• No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
• Copyright Not Evaluated

Topic

• Physics
• Quantum theory

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2007-0372]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints