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1 day ago · Richard Phillips Feynman ( / ˈfaɪnmən /; May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American theoretical physicist, known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as his work in particle physics for which ...
2 days ago · His 1986 book, Engines of Creation (Drexler’s preferred title was The Future by Design) was at least partly inspired by and mentioned Richard Feynman’s 1959 lecture, “ There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom: An Invitation to Enter a New Field of Physics “. It was Drexler’s book that brought Feynman’s lecture into public awareness.
4 days ago · Think real hard. Write down the solution. (This algorithm may or may not have actually been used by Feynman, it’s as far as I can tell Murray Gell-Mann’s account of Feynman’s approach.) The trick is that there is no trick. This is how thinking works.
4 days ago · 25 9. It doesn’t matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn’t matter how smart you are. If it doesn’t agree with experiment, it’s wrong. – Richard Feynman. Science is supposed to be ...
20 hours ago · On Perseverance and Persistence. “Success is the sum of all efforts, repeated day-in & day-out.”. – R. Collier. “There is no substitute for hard work.”. – Thomas Alva Edison. “Wake up with determination and go to bed with satisfaction.”. – George Lorimer. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide ...
3 days ago · Richard Feynman: It's like the uncertainty principle, but on a global scale. And then there's climate change—a colossal challenge reshaping our world.
5 days ago · The Feynman Lectures on Physics including Feynman's Tips on Physics [Addison-Wesley: Second edition] The Definitive and Extended Edition. authors. > Richard P. Feynman. Robert B. Leighton. Matthew Sands. data. > Product: book. ISBN-10: 0-8053-9045-6. ISBN-13: 978-0-8053-9045-2. Publisher: Addison-Wesley. Country: English language.
