THE PLEASURE OF FINDING THINGS OUT, Richard Feynman Interview (1981)

BBC Horizon/PBS Nova THE PLEASURE OF FINDING THINGS OUT, Richard Feynman Interview (1981)

Fifty minutes of PURE Feynman! This is the original Horizon Nova interview - essential for any Feynman fan... and for everyone else too!

"I'm an explorer, OK I like to find out!" Richard Feynman, physicist and adventurer extraordinary...

THE PLEASURE OF FINDING THINGS OUT was filmed in 1981 and will delight and inspire anyone who would like to share something of the joys of scientific discovery. Feynman is a master storyteller, and his tales -- about childhood, Los Alamos, or how he won a Nobel Prize -- are a vivid and entertaining insight into the mind of a great scientist at work and play.

"The 1981 Feynman Horizon is the best science program I have ever seen. This is not just my opinion - it is also the opinion of many of the best scientists that I know who have seen the program... It should be mandatory viewing for all students whether they be science or arts students."
- Professor Sir Harry Kroto, Nobel Prize for Chemistry

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[Raymond Huey]

I never get tired of listening to, or reading, or watching Richard Feynman. He is always inspiring, always genuine, even after all these posthumous years.

[tangiblephoton]

Thanks for uploading... My takeaway from this video was that feynman was born an average guy that had an extraordinary father.

Develop a passion for what you are doing

you're gonna need maths for physics

prestigious societies do pretty much nothing, other than decide who gets in. (Can be argued under some circumstances...)

if u think that physics is going to give you the answers to the nature of reality then you are ignorant, his was made in 1981 so that's arguable.

[gamescoop0o0]

IQ without creativity and imagination is nothing but a number.

[1maximanius]

this guy reminds me of my grandpa, they have similar personalities and open-mindedness...Feynams a true leader.

[Mammutinc]

Your IQ can fluctuate, but as far as I know, not a great deal. But even though his IQ was not extremely high, what he accomplished was amazing. IQ is nothing but potential, and if you cannot exploit your potential, you might as well not have it at all. He mastered his.

[Harjot Singh]

IQ is not a hard number of intelligence and besides it is not immutable.Our brain is ever evolving.Your IQ can even go down.And I can say with certainty that Feynman's IQ would have gone up and up with his age;only that he didn't care to take another test to "prove" himself because he didn't have to.

[Barnik Mandal]

of course a great scientist, but the thing more than that is, he is a great human being...

[Scotty Bairstow]

I totally agree.

[Rob Sinclaire]

thank you

[setboy1]

It may be unproductive... but who among us doesn't do something unproductive almost everyday? and as far as things that are unproductive go this is pretty high up on the list of the best,.

[Mammutinc]

Some say his IQ was only 125. That is above average, but far beneath other geniuses like Steven Hawking and Einstein (both 160), or Garry Kasparov (190).