Great Minds: Richard Feynman - The Uncertainty Of Knowledge

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Richard Feynman (1918-1988) was an American physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics and the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as in particle physics (he proposed the parton model).

For his contributions to the development of quantum electrodynamics, Feynman, jointly with Julian Schwinger and Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965. He developed a widely used pictorial representation scheme for the mathematical expressions governing the behavior of subatomic particles, which later became known as Feynman diagrams. During his lifetime, Feynman became one of the best-known scientists in the world.

He assisted in the development of the atomic bomb and was a member of the panel that investigated the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. In addition to his work in theoretical physics, Feynman has been credited with pioneering the field of quantum computing, and introducing the concept of nanotechnology (creation of devices at the molecular scale). He held the Richard Chace Tolman professorship in theoretical physics at the California Institute of Technology.

Feynman was a keen popularizer of physics through both books and lectures, notably a 1959 talk on top-down nanotechnology called "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom" and "The Feynman Lectures on Physics". Feynman also became known through his semi-autobiographical books ("Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" and "What Do You Care What Other People Think?") and books written about him, such as "Tuva or Bust!"

He was regarded as an eccentric and free spirit. He was a prankster, juggler, safecracker, proud amateur painter, and bongo player. He liked to pursue a variety of seemingly unrelated interests, such as art, percussion, Maya hieroglyphs, and lock picking.

Feynman also had a deep interest in biology, and was a friend of the geneticist and microbiologist Esther Lederberg, who developed replica plating and discovered bacteriophage lambda. They had several mutual physicist friends who, after beginning their careers in nuclear research, moved for moral reasons into genetics, among them Leó Szilárd, Guido Pontecorvo, and Aaron Novick.

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[sdarvell]

Drop the ridiculous manipulative music. Its not needed.

[IncredibleNeo]

Thumbs up if like me you come here often but can't get enough of it.

[sniped101]

@perrid13 if god exists, he would be a natural creation. I mean after all, thats the only way to say something exists in the first place.

[perrid13]

Well, to the "in proportion" statement, if God exists then he exists in a state we can't imagine, and there is no reason why he wouldn't come to the earth. Who's to say he has not or will not also go to other species, assuming they exist? No disrespect to Mr. Feynman though, I admire him a lot.

[1987JD3]

@IncredibleNeo I generally dislike thumbs up requests. However, I agree so strongly I must give you what you wish.

[gacwalker]

you have not addressed my question. What about the person who NEVER HEARD OF VISHNU?? Are they to blame for being born somewhere else where a different culture and different religion is taught? Or in some cases no religion at all. Like I said, your idea is preposterous. Any real god would make himself known to all and without a doubt. Not this stupid game of hide and seek. I've seeked just about every god ever, and not one has ever revealed themselves in anyway

[LarrenceUmpersalt]

@gacwalker vishnu has made himself known to anyone that seeks him. you all know he is god in your heart; it is the fool who says vishnu is not god.

[gacwalker]

@LarrenceUmpersalt what about the resonable person who never heard of vishnu and has their own idea of another god that any reasonable person should also know of? Your idea, and argument is preposterous. Like all the rest that make similar claims!

[orcasem]

science is the poetry of life

[TKDdans]

The words were enough to keep my attention span and my confidence in the validity of what he says. I don't need the music to prime me to like him.

[ABdadaSURD]

What is the music in the background, I like it a lot.

[Bdcorpuschristi]

@niguhfag All this time I felt that I had no affect on you at all. Good luck in trying.