Physicist Richard Feynman turned a lunch dilemma into a math problem. Researchers finally cracked his notes and found people approximate his solution on their own.

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The Nobel Laureate was known for his magnetic personality and witty lectures that made even the most complex aspects of ...

Richard Feynman was a Nobel prize-winning physicist whose contemporaries thought that he had the finest brain in physics. He was born on May 11, 1918, in Manhattan and grew up in Far Rockaway, N.Y., a ...

Late physicist turned issue of when to stop searching for a better place to eat into mathematical problem ...

Unifying gravity and quantum theory remains a significant goal in modern physics. Despite the success in unifying all other fundamental interactions (electromagnetism, strong force and weak force) ...

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How important was Richard Feynman’s work? originally appeared on Quora: the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights. Answer by Jay Wacker, ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) In December 2009 we will receive a series of reminders of the fiftieth anniversary of Richard Feynman’s noted talk, "There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom". As commentaries appear ...

In his new book, Quantum Man, physicist and writer Lawrence M. Krauss describes the scientific contributions, and unique mind, of Nobel Prize-winner Richard Feynman, whom he calls "perhaps the ...

In Space Oddities , Harry Cliff explores the biggest unsolved mysteries in physics. Plus: what to know about 'fried rice syndrome' and reverse sprinklers. Born out of a thought experiment, this ...

Robert P Crease reports from the APS April meeting, where Virginia Trimble revealed her favourite Richard Feynman stories Legendary man: Stories of Richard Feynman abound, including many retold by ...