From Robert Bennie
Pedro Ferreira, reviewing Graham Farmelo’s biography of Paul Dirac, The Strangest Man, says “he comes across as a truly unpleasant man. I am surprised that people put up with him” (10 January, p 43). To me, Dirac came across as hilarious. His “When I say ‘Yes’, it does not mean that I agree; it means that you should go on” is a barb worthy of Oscar Wilde.
I applaud a bloke who doesn’t gossip about matters terrifying to all: scientists of the day were releasing the energy of the atom.
I think the dry-witted Paul Dirac would have made an honoured guest at any Australian gathering.
Melbourne, Australia
