The Paul Dirac Medal and Prize is a gold medal awarded annually by the
Institute of Physics
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(Britain's and Ireland's main professional body for physicists) for "outstanding contributions to theoretical (including mathematical and computational) physics".
The award, which includes a £1000 prize, was decided upon by the Institute of Physics in 1985, and first granted in 1987.
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List of physics awards
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This is a list of awards that are named after people.
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References
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Awards of the Institute of Physics
British science and technology awards
Physics awards
Awards established in 1985