1902 - 1984
Paul Dirac was a British theoretical physicist, born on August 8, 1902, and passing away on October 20, 1984. He is best known for his significant contributions to quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics, particularly for the formulation of the Dirac equation, which describes the behavior of fermions and predicted the existence of antimatter. Dirac was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933 for his work in the field.