Richard Feynman

Honors and Awards

YearAwardWork
1965 Nobel Prize in Physics Quantum electrodynamics
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Written works by Richard Feynman

TitlePublishedGenre
What Do You Care What Other People Think? Non-fiction
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! 1985 Autobiography
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter
The Feynman Lectures on Physics 1964 Science
The Character of Physical Law
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard Feynman 1999 Non-fiction
Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher 1994 Non-fiction
Fip 4 Fund Proc H
Six Easy Pieces Multimedia
Fip 3 Quant Elec H
Le Cours de physique de Feynman
Leçons sur la gravitation
Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track 2005 Anthology
Forces and stresses in molecules
Lectures on gravitation, 1962/63
The theory of fundamental processes
Six Not-So-Easy Pieces
The Meaning of It All 1998 Non-fiction
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Richard Feynman quotes

  • Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it.

    - Richard Feynman
  • What I cannot create, I do not understand.

    - Richard Feynman

Places Richard Feynman has lived

Map showing Places Lived by Richard Feynman
MarkerLocationDate ArrivedDate LeftPopulation
A Far Rockaway 1918 1935
B Los Alamos 11,909
C Altadena 42,610
D United States of America 311,591,917
E Queens 2,272,771
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Personal relationships of Richard Feynman

  • Gweneth Howarth
    Gweneth Howarth
    Married 27 years
  • Mary Louise Bell
    Mary Louise Bell
    Married 3 years
  • Arline Greenbaum
    Arline Greenbaum
    Married 3 years
Significant OtherRelationshipDate StartedDate EndedDuration
Gweneth Howarth Marriage Sept. 24, 1960 Feb. 15, 1988 27 years
Mary Louise Bell Marriage June 1952 1956 3 years
Arline Greenbaum Marriage 1942 June 16, 1945 3 years
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    Who was an influence on Richard Feynman?
  • A:
    John C. Slater influenced Richard Feynman.
  • Q:
    Who was Richard Feynman related to?
  • A:
    Richard Feynman's sibling was Joan Feynman.
  • Q:
    Which books have been composed by author, Richard Feynman?
  • A:
    Well known titles include:
    - Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
    - The Feynman Lectures on Physics
    - The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
    - What Do You Care What Other People Think?
    - QED
    - The Character of Physical Law
  • Q:
    What is Richard Feynman quoted as saying?
  • A:
    One notable quote is, "What I cannot create, I do not understand."
  • Q:
    What was Richard Feynman's profession?
  • A:
    Richard Feynman was an accomplished physicist and scientist.
  • Q:
    What was Richard Feynman's ethnicity?
  • A:
    Ashkenazi Jews was the ethnic group of his ancestors.
  • Q:
    What religion did Richard Feynman practice?
  • A:
    Richard Feynman was a member of the Atheism denomination.
  • Q:
    Which academic institution did Richard Feynman attend?
  • A:
    Richard Feynman attended Princeton University.
  • Q:
    Where was Richard Feynman born?
  • A:
    Richard Feynman was born in Far Rockaway.
Richard Feynman Photo Gallery

Awards & Accolades

  • Nobel Prize in Physics
    1965
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