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The sham legacy of Richard Feynman [video] (youtube.com)
7 points by chrismatic 573 days ago
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macmac 573 days ago
Awful title, but the video is actually quite good. It explores how Feynman - at least in the popular imagination - is more famous for being Feynman than for his actually contributions to physics.
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pmdulaney 573 days ago
He was really good at marketing himself.
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more_corn 570 days ago
And explaining complex things in simple terms. And thinking of the big picture. And teaching. And… physics.
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pmdulaney 569 days ago
Yes, no doubt. He was also a true patriot, serving his country on the Manhattan Project and on the Challenger investigation.
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