Comments on: Richard Feynman: The pleasure of finding things out http://www.badlanguage.net/richard-feynman-the-pleasure-of-finding-things-out Writing, marketing and technology Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:56:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: chaosnet3 http://www.badlanguage.net/richard-feynman-the-pleasure-of-finding-things-out/comment-page-1#comment-517499 chaosnet3 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:30:49 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/richard-feynman-the-pleasure-of-finding-things-out#comment-517499 You know what attracted me most in your post? That phrase: ' the pleasure of finding things out'. Is it not a hallmark that describes each and every individual? Is it or is it not on a par with any other pleasure an individual can experience? Is it not even more wholesome than any other pleasure possible? Should we be on the caliber of Feynman, to acknowledge in ourselves, 'the pleasure of finding things out' ? Why are we so modest or have we been reduced to admire more who said it, than what is said? I think this is disservice to Feynman and to us all, alike. You know what attracted me most in your post? That phrase: ‘ the pleasure of finding things out’. Is it not a hallmark that describes each and every individual? Is it or is it not on a par with any other pleasure an individual can experience? Is it not even more wholesome than any other pleasure possible?

Should we be on the caliber of Feynman, to acknowledge in ourselves, ‘the pleasure of finding things out’ ? Why are we so modest or have we been reduced to admire more who said it, than what is said? I think this is disservice to Feynman and to us all, alike.

]]> By: Fred Schwacke http://www.badlanguage.net/richard-feynman-the-pleasure-of-finding-things-out/comment-page-1#comment-505848 Fred Schwacke Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:55:31 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/richard-feynman-the-pleasure-of-finding-things-out#comment-505848 The simplicity of the man and how he thinks makes his brilliance possible. If you can't test it you can't know it. In my opinion, as important as his contributions to physics are, his value as a teacher supersedes them. If the Nobel Prize folks want to do something meaningful, they should give him one for teaching. The simplicity of the man and how he thinks makes his brilliance possible. If you can’t test it you can’t know it. In my opinion, as important as his contributions to physics are, his value as a teacher supersedes them. If the Nobel Prize folks want to do something meaningful, they should give him one for teaching.

]]> By: Regina Burns http://www.badlanguage.net/richard-feynman-the-pleasure-of-finding-things-out/comment-page-1#comment-431319 Regina Burns Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:56:05 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/richard-feynman-the-pleasure-of-finding-things-out#comment-431319 Thank you for the opportunity to listen to Richard Feynman. I wll be back to listen again and again. I feel there are so many possible ways to think about questions when I listen to him speak. What a free spirit he is:0) Thank you for the opportunity to listen to Richard Feynman. I wll be back to listen again and again. I feel there are so many possible ways to think about questions when I listen to him speak. What a free spirit he is:0)

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.badlanguage.net/richard-feynman-the-pleasure-of-finding-things-out/comment-page-1#comment-351704 David Bradley Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:28:27 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/richard-feynman-the-pleasure-of-finding-things-out#comment-351704 Somewhere I have a copy "on tape" of Feynman's seminal lectures on QED...I reviewed them for New Scientist when they were published in the early 1990s... ...I must dig them out and convert to mp3 so I can re-listen on my player while walking the dog. db Somewhere I have a copy “on tape” of Feynman’s seminal lectures on QED…I reviewed them for New Scientist when they were published in the early 1990s…

…I must dig them out and convert to mp3 so I can re-listen on my player while walking the dog.

db

]]> By: Jacob Skir http://www.badlanguage.net/richard-feynman-the-pleasure-of-finding-things-out/comment-page-1#comment-351222 Jacob Skir Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:21:42 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/richard-feynman-the-pleasure-of-finding-things-out#comment-351222 In the 70s I studied physics according to Feynman's books translated to Russian. In the 70s I studied physics according to Feynman’s books translated to Russian.

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.badlanguage.net/richard-feynman-the-pleasure-of-finding-things-out/comment-page-1#comment-350980 David Bradley Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:08:26 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/richard-feynman-the-pleasure-of-finding-things-out#comment-350980 Feynman is one of my childhood heroes (along with Sir David (Attenborough). Sadly I have a personal anecdote only about the latter. db Feynman is one of my childhood heroes (along with Sir David (Attenborough). Sadly I have a personal anecdote only about the latter.

db

]]> By: Gary McMahon http://www.badlanguage.net/richard-feynman-the-pleasure-of-finding-things-out/comment-page-1#comment-350517 Gary McMahon Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:43:34 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/richard-feynman-the-pleasure-of-finding-things-out#comment-350517 Mathew, thanks for this it was brilliant. I've just spent an hour watching the videos that I can't charge clients for, but feel more rewarded. As a scientst myself, I have major concerns about the increasing "relevance" of convienient mumbo jumbo dressed up in scientific style language, but knowing that there are still some amoungst us that value real science has made my week. I'll need to find out more about this guy (I wish he was my physics lecturer!!). Cheers from sunny Australia Mathew, thanks for this it was brilliant.
I’ve just spent an hour watching the videos that I can’t charge clients for, but feel more rewarded.
As a scientst myself, I have major concerns about the increasing “relevance” of convienient mumbo jumbo dressed up in scientific style language, but knowing that there are still some amoungst us that value real science has made my week.
I’ll need to find out more about this guy (I wish he was my physics lecturer!!).
Cheers from sunny Australia

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