Prof. Feynman
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A universe of atoms, an atom in the universe. Tribute to the great explainer Prof. Feynman. Posts about Science and Wisdom.
You wake me up early in the morning to tell me that I'm right? Please wait until I'm wrong.
- J. von Neumann
- J. von Neumann
January 27, 2026 at 8:45 PM
You wake me up early in the morning to tell me that I'm right? Please wait until I'm wrong.
- J. von Neumann
- J. von Neumann
“It is true that a mathematician who is not somewhat of a poet, will never be a perfect mathematician.”
- Karl Weierstrass (1815 - 1897)
- Karl Weierstrass (1815 - 1897)
January 25, 2026 at 8:45 PM
“It is true that a mathematician who is not somewhat of a poet, will never be a perfect mathematician.”
- Karl Weierstrass (1815 - 1897)
- Karl Weierstrass (1815 - 1897)
Students don't need a perfect teacher. Students need a happy teacher, who's gonna make them excited to come to school and grow a love for learning.
January 15, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Students don't need a perfect teacher. Students need a happy teacher, who's gonna make them excited to come to school and grow a love for learning.
Johnny von Neumann was the greatest mathematician around.
January 12, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Johnny von Neumann was the greatest mathematician around.
When I was a kid I had a 'lab.' It wasn't a laboratory in the sense that I would measure, or do important experiments. Instead, I would play: I'd make a motor, I'd make a gadget that would go off when something passed a photocell, I'd play around with selenium;
I was piddling
I was piddling
January 5, 2026 at 8:45 PM
When I was a kid I had a 'lab.' It wasn't a laboratory in the sense that I would measure, or do important experiments. Instead, I would play: I'd make a motor, I'd make a gadget that would go off when something passed a photocell, I'd play around with selenium;
I was piddling
I was piddling
A genius is someone who discovers that the stone that falls and the moon that doesn't fall represent the same phenomena.
The man who, by the age of 30, transformed the scientific world showing that the universe was mathematically knowable.
Happy Birthday to Sir Isaac Newton.
The man who, by the age of 30, transformed the scientific world showing that the universe was mathematically knowable.
Happy Birthday to Sir Isaac Newton.
January 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
A genius is someone who discovers that the stone that falls and the moon that doesn't fall represent the same phenomena.
The man who, by the age of 30, transformed the scientific world showing that the universe was mathematically knowable.
Happy Birthday to Sir Isaac Newton.
The man who, by the age of 30, transformed the scientific world showing that the universe was mathematically knowable.
Happy Birthday to Sir Isaac Newton.
"There must be no barriers to freedom of inquiry."
- J. R. Oppenheimer
- J. R. Oppenheimer
January 4, 2026 at 8:45 PM
"There must be no barriers to freedom of inquiry."
- J. R. Oppenheimer
- J. R. Oppenheimer
While I am describing to you how Nature works, you won't understand why Nature works that way. But you see, nobody understands that.
January 4, 2026 at 3:15 PM
While I am describing to you how Nature works, you won't understand why Nature works that way. But you see, nobody understands that.
We are at the very beginning of time for the human race. It is not unreasonable that we grapple with problems. But there are tens of thousands of years in the future. Our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what we can, improve the solutions, and pass them on.
December 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
We are at the very beginning of time for the human race. It is not unreasonable that we grapple with problems. But there are tens of thousands of years in the future. Our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what we can, improve the solutions, and pass them on.
If you think you can, you may.
If you think you can't, you're right.
If you think you can't, you're right.
December 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
If you think you can, you may.
If you think you can't, you're right.
If you think you can't, you're right.
I believe, the power of governments should be limited. Governments ought not to be empowered to decide the validity of scientific theories.
December 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I believe, the power of governments should be limited. Governments ought not to be empowered to decide the validity of scientific theories.
If you think you can, you may. If you think you can't, you're right.
December 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
If you think you can, you may. If you think you can't, you're right.
I always do that, get into something and see how far I can go.
December 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I always do that, get into something and see how far I can go.
I'm smart enough to know that I'm dumb.
December 16, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I'm smart enough to know that I'm dumb.
Happy 107ᵗʰ Birthday to Richard P. Feynman (1918–1988). A pioneering theoretical physicist, Feynman revolutionised quantum mechanics with his path integral formulation and the intuitive Feynman diagrams that make particle interactions easier to visualise and calculate.
May 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Happy 107ᵗʰ Birthday to Richard P. Feynman (1918–1988). A pioneering theoretical physicist, Feynman revolutionised quantum mechanics with his path integral formulation and the intuitive Feynman diagrams that make particle interactions easier to visualise and calculate.
Progress in science comes when experiments contradict theory.
December 9, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Progress in science comes when experiments contradict theory.
"The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence."
- - Charles Bukowski
- - Charles Bukowski
December 4, 2024 at 11:11 AM
"The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence."
- - Charles Bukowski
- - Charles Bukowski
Schrödinger's Plates: They are both broken and not broken until you open the door.
December 3, 2024 at 6:17 AM
Schrödinger's Plates: They are both broken and not broken until you open the door.
17 Equations that changed the world. 🧠
December 2, 2024 at 6:17 PM
17 Equations that changed the world. 🧠
Quantum Physics.
November 30, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Quantum Physics.
Students don't need a perfect teacher. Students need a happy teacher, who's gonna make them excited to come to school and grow a love for learning.
November 29, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Students don't need a perfect teacher. Students need a happy teacher, who's gonna make them excited to come to school and grow a love for learning.
The most remarkable discovery of all of astronomy is that
stars are made of atoms of the same kind as those on the earth.
stars are made of atoms of the same kind as those on the earth.
November 28, 2024 at 5:13 AM
The most remarkable discovery of all of astronomy is that
stars are made of atoms of the same kind as those on the earth.
stars are made of atoms of the same kind as those on the earth.
As I get older, I realize being wrong isn’t a bad thing like they teach you in school. It is an opportunity to learn something.
November 21, 2024 at 7:07 AM
As I get older, I realize being wrong isn’t a bad thing like they teach you in school. It is an opportunity to learn something.