Schlagwort: Graham Farmelo

Physiker und Lyriker

Beautiful equations are as concise as haikus and as compelling as verse, writes Graham Farmelo. Who was the 20th century’s greatest English-speaking poet? TS Eliot, WB Yeats, Sylvia Plath? Not for me; my nomination is the theoretician Paul Dirac, honorary poet laureate of modern… Continue Reading „Physiker und Lyriker“

Equations in poetry and science

Equations are the cornerstone on which the edifice of science rests. Yet, argues Graham Farmelo, they can be as exquisite as the finest poetry. Saturday January 26, 2002 The Guardian During a radio interview given by Philip Larkin in May 1974 to promote his… Continue Reading „Equations in poetry and science“