Great Physicists · Modern
Richard Feynman
Physicist, teacher and safecracker: QED and Feynman diagrams, the Manhattan Project, the legendary Lectures, the Challenger O-ring demonstration, and a philosophy of science built on 'you must not fool yourself'.
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Prereqs: Einstein; Light & waves (Science). Next: Higgs & the Standard Model. Sources: *Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!*, James Gleick's *Genius*, *The Feynman Lectures on Physics* (free online at Caltech), 'Cargo Cult Science' (1974).Next: 1. Life