However when it was pointed out to him that he would receive far more publicity if he turned down the prize, he accepted it. Another comment about this event is that Dirac was told that he could invite his parents to the award ceremony in Stockholm, but he chose to invite only his mother and not his father.
Subalit kapag ito ay nakatutok sa kanya na siya ay tumanggap ng mas malayo publisidad kung siya ginawang down ang premyo, siya na tinanggap ito. Isa pang puna tungkol sa event na ito ay na Dirac ay sinasabi na siya ay mag-imbita ng kanyang mga magulang sa award seremonya sa Stockholm, ngunit siya pinili para mag-imbita lamang ng kanyang ina at hindi ang kanyang ama.