Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The amazing thing about Feynman's writings is that most of them are actually written by others's based on lectures and talks Feynman gave. A name that springs to mind is Ralph Leighton, as one of his collaborators. This even applies to his technical books, such as his text on Path Integral approach to Quantum Field Theory. dan c. At 08:34 PM 19-08-01 -0400, Mike Durling wrote: >The amazing thing about Feynman's writing is that an absolute layman can >pick up a book like "QED" (Quantum Electrodynamics) and understand it! > >Mike D > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <leica@davidmorton.org> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2001 4:15 AM >Subject: [Leica] OT Richard Feynman (was WWII V2 rockets) > > >> S Dimitrov wrote: >> >> "Give me a more detailed reference" >> >> Feynman on the Challenger: >> http://www.fotuva.org/feynman/challenger-appendix.html >> More about Feynman: http://www.fotuva.org/feynman/index.html >> >> I can't recommend Feynman's writings enough, he was one of the greatest >> minds of the twentieth century, and a remarkable man. >> >> My favourite Feynman tale: When he was teaching at Cornell, a first-year >> student asked him a question at the end of one of his lectures (why spin >> -1/2 Bosons obey Fermi-Dirac statistics). Feynman began his explanation, >and >> realised he wasn't able to explain it simply. >> >> Unlike many people, Feynman felt that if he couldn't explain it in simple >> terms, it meant *he* didn't understand it properly. So he went away and >> studied the subject, and as a direct consequence invented the entire >field >> of quantum electrodynamics and earned himself the Nobel prize for physics. >> >> A genuine genius, and a man who knew the meaning of humility. >> >> -- >> David Morton >> dmorton@journalist.co.uk >> >> "The more opinions you have, the less you see." -- Wim Wenders. >> > >