Richard P. Feynman
Richard P. Feynman
Richard Phillips Feynmanwas an American theoretical physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, and the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as in particle physics for which he proposed the parton model. For his contributions to the development of quantum electrodynamics, Feynman, jointly with Julian Schwinger and Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPhysicist
Date of Birth11 May 1918
CountryUnited States of America
God was invented to explain mystery. God is always invented to explain those things that you do not understand.
We absolutely must leave room for doubt or there is no progress and no learning. There is no learning without having to pose a question. And a question requires doubt. People search for certainty. But there is no certainty.
To those who do not know mathematics it is difficult to get across a real feeling as to the beauty, the deepest beauty, of nature ... If you want to learn about nature, to appreciate nature, it is necessary to understand the language that she speaks in.
If you thought that science was certain - well, that is just an error on your part.
I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.
I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.
The easiest person to fool is yourself.
Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it.
Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible.