| RefNo | MS/603/7/299 |
| Previous numbers | 1327 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from O J [Oliver Joseph] Lodge, Normanton House, Lake, near Salisbury, to [Joseph] Larmor |
| Creator | Lodge; Sir Oliver Joseph (1851-1940); British physicist |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 8 March 1930 |
| Description | Lodge is amazed that Larmor has detected [Paul] Dirac in [James Clerk] Maxwell, not suspecting that it could be traced back to one of the giants of the nineteenth century. He imagines that [Arthur] Eddington exaggerates when he suggests a breakdown of the law of causality and a loophole for freedom. He congratulates Larmor for the discovery, although the time was not then ripe for seeing a connection with the quantum. 'I daresay I am talking nonsense, but I only read your letter five minutes ago, and so am inclined to bubble over'. |
| Extent | 1p. |
| Format | Typescript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8070 | Lodge; Sir; Oliver Joseph (1851 - 1940); physicist | 1851 - 1940 |