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August 06, 2006
In seven minutes, Feynman — considered by many to be one of the great teachers — explains the wavy world we live in. [Tags: physics richard_feynman] Posted
by D. Weinberger at August 6, 2006 10:24 PM
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Utterly brilliant, utterly mental, utterly wonderful.
Thank you, David, for finding and posting this. And thanks to whoever it was that posted it on YouTube.
I love Feynman. He completely knocks me out. His books are regularly revisited in this house, and I'm looking forward to introducing Charlie (now 9) to him in the next year or so, perhaps.
Lovely.
Posted by: Michael O'Connor Clarke | August 6, 2006 11:02 PM
Yes, thanks David, for providing the opportunity to hear Feynman speak and watch his mannerisms.
He is such an icon -- I think mostly for having been both a brilliant physicist and such a character (normal guy, bongo player, Tuvan enthusiast). Whenever I see something like this, I keep experiencing an associative disconnection, as if I expect that such a brilliant man should have perfect diction, or snobbiness, or at least a European accent. That he didn't still makes him refreshing, almost twenty years after his death.
"I'd hate to die twice. It's so boring." — Richard Feynman, 1988
Posted by: Jim Markowich | August 9, 2006 10:20 AM
What a treat to listen to him. Thank you for posting.
Posted by: Linda | August 11, 2006 02:05 PM