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I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there.
I bloody forgot his 96th birthday last Sunday. Sorry, pal.
Presentation Zen: Richard Feynman on the Scientific Method (in 1 minute)
There is not a device invented that can measure the joy I have in watching a Richard Feynman lecture. The man was not only a brilliant, Nobel Prize winning scientist, he was a great teacher and communicator of science as…
It’s been up on here before, but this time with added Cox.
Feb. 15, 2014 at 12:48am with 176 notes
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Dear Mrs Chown, Ignore your son’s attmpts to teach you physics. Physics is unimportant. Love is.
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Richard Feynman (in a letter to the mum of Marcus Chown, according to his own tweet from few years ago)
Nature Editorial on The Feynman Lectures on Physics, 'Lecture notes'
A physics course that hooked a generation reminds us that teachers need support.
“Here’s the deal. If ya wanna do this whole physics thing vanilla-style, go buy and read a nice physics textbook. If you want to taste physics — really take it in, like a delicious chocolate mousse or a symphony orchestra or Shakespeare done by British folk, this is where you have to be.”
Dec. 9, 2013 at 2:25pm with 11,309 notes
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Oral History Transcript — Dr. Richard Feynman
Oral history interviews with leading scientists (including transcripts and voice clips) from the Center for History of Physics and the Niels Bohr Library & Archives at the American Institute of Physics.Interview with Dr. Richard Feynman
At Altadena, California
March 4, 1966
Nov. 16, 2013 at 1:04pm with 844 notes
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Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts.