Richard Feynman was an American theoretical physicist and Nobel Prize winner. His main contributions were in the fields of quantum theory and particle physics. However his impressive career also included important work on The Manhattan Project, and taking part in an investigation of the Challenger space shuttle explosion.
Fast Facts:
- Born: May 11, 1918
- Field: Physics
- Alma maters: MIT and Princeton University
- Notable work:
- Religion: Athiest
- Feynman shared the 1965 Nobel Prize
- Member of the Manhattan Project in Los Alamos
- Member of the commission that investigated the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
- Wrote several popular science books
- Also known for eccentric life style
- Died: February 15, 1988
The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project, was joint endeavor by the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada, to develop the first nuclear weapon during World War II. Feynman was encouraged to join the project, and did so in order to help allied forces develop the bomber before Nazi Germany. He became the team leader of the projects theoretical division, and worked with Hans Bethe to develop a formula for determining the yield of a fission bomb.
Featured Video
Feynman explains how science works by comparing it to trying to discover the rules of chess from watching games.
The video is an extract from The Pleasure of Finding Things Out, a fifty minute BBC progam in which Richard Feynman discusses his life, work and outlook on science and society.
Richard Feynman Satire and Humor
Uncyclopedia Richard Feynman
Friends of Tuva: Comic strip Alley Oop
National Review Online: One Feyn Man
XS4All: Science Jokes: Richard Feynman
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