Richard Feynman

The Early Life of Dr. Richard P. Feynman Richard Feynman was a modern Renaissance man. Hailed as a scientist, musician, Nobel Laureate, and teacher. He played in a street band in Rio de Janerio, deciphered Mayan hieroglyphics, a fundamental contributor to quantum electrodynamics, and one of two learned men of his time on Tanna Tuva, his experience and skill were of a broad range and applications. Born in 1918 in Far Rockaway, New York, Richard Feynman started working with and studying electronics

Physics, Love, and Richard Feynman Introduction Physics. Love. These two words sum up the entities that Richard Feynman held most important throughout his entire life. An extraordinary individual, Feynman was able to combine an incredible mind with an incredible personality to achieve ends bordering on the magical. After Feynman's death in 1988, physicist Hans Bethe, paraphrasing the mathematician Mark Kac, spoke of two kinds of geniuses. He explained that the ordinary kind does great things

Cargo cult science is a term used by Richard Feynman to describe a method or idea that imitates the scientific process but is not done for a scientific purpose. In his essay, “The Uncertainty of Science” Richard Feynman goes on to clarify that legitimate science accounts for the uncertainties found in science: it is the search for answers and data to support theories through experimenting and looking for faults in methods. “Cargo Cult Science,” however, as Feynman explains, is “science” that cannot

Feynman was born in Queens New York in May of 1918. He was raised by his Mother, a housewife, and his father, a salesman. It is said that his father and mother were both biggest supporters of science. Richard’s father, Melville Feynman, was a business man whom had a passion for science. He motivated Richard to pursue a career in science, something of which he had wanted to do for himself, but could not. His mother, Lucille, encouraged him to find humor in turn for which created a powerful persona

It is hard not to enjoy this author. Richard Feynman is an extremely curious character with a lot of time on his hands. He obviously loved to explore the science world as an art. He won the Nobel Prize in 1965 for physics and was one of the greatest physicists of all time. Within the few chapters and pages that I have read, Richard Feynman was definitely a man with a huge sense of adventure and a very high intelligence. In the first chapter that I read (Testing Bloodhounds), I thought that

Richard Feynman What would you say if you could be a person that changed the way we understand the world around us with new understandings of quantum mechanics? A person that became more than just a renowned physicist and teacher, but became an icon. Well that person was Richard Feynman. During his lifetime, he became one of the most well-known scientist in the world. Feynman not only made many contributions to the world of quantum physics, but was also held in high regards for his amazing ability

device that can be thought as a gun. The second screen has a surface that can record or detect any wave or particle that manages to pass through the slits and strike the screen. As will be seen, sometime the researcher will open just one slit and other times both slits. The experiment is conducted in stages in order to contrast waves from particles. In the first stage a series of bullets (particles) will be fired toward the barrier with one slit open. As expected a vertical pattern of bullet

There is nothing more discouraging than being patronized by the classroom favorites: advanced-placement students. Those are the only ones who will go on and do outstanding things, right? For the most part, yes having a 5.0 GPA will steer you in a successful direction; then you turn twenty-five and no one in the professional community will turn their heads at your grade point average when you were sixteen. In the real world there are real people. Author Kevin Ashton firmly believes that show-stopping

When we, as a society, are faced with a difficult question or even asked a question, our solution is to go straight to technology. We have followed what’s in trend for the longest time. That is the world of the internet, T.V, and the convenience of our phones. A difficult thing for us to understand was that nearly 30 years ago we did not have any of these things. How has this put an effect on our minds? Do you think we have turned our minds into a computer, or do we just rely on the answers to come

Students line the patterned red seats in the high school auditorium. While the speaker on stage bellows his gospel of forgiveness, some students halfheartedly nod along, some stare at their shoes, and some snore. Looking around the chapel from my seat in the back row, I am overwhelmed with one impression: apathy. This mood that hung in the room was pervasive, making me feel uncomfortable because I realized that I felt it too. While I usually enjoy learning for its own sake, apathy has not escaped