Richard Feynman's Blackboard at the Time of His Death (1988)

Re:Richard Feynman's Blackboard at the Time of His Death (1988) by dralley on Friday February 21, 2025 @02:50PM (#43132102)

Yeah, it's hard not to see some truth in what Murray Gell-Mann said, which is that he spent as much time trying to come up with stories about himself as he did working.

Also while breaking the rules might be fun, lockpicking desks & sending coded messages out of Los Alamos "for fun" is maybe not for the best.

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Re:Richard Feynman's Blackboard at the Time of His Death (1988) by wholinator2 on Friday February 21, 2025 @06:01PM (#43134160)

It wasn't for the worst either. Frankly i think it's essential for people to have experience in some mischeviety. Hacker mindset, etc, etc. I've joined a PhD program recently and you can really tell who's never done anything but study.

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Re:Richard Feynman's Blackboard at the Time of His Death (1988) by dralley on Friday February 21, 2025 @08:14PM (#43135081)

Yeah but most PhD programs aren't the Manhattan Project.

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Re:Richard Feynman's Blackboard at the Time of His Death (1988) by memhole on Friday February 21, 2025 @11:44PM (#43136187)

I would agree. I think at least in some fields a certain cleverness is needed. Mathematics is all about being clever and testing assumptions as an example.

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Re:Richard Feynman's Blackboard at the Time of His Death (1988) by Xelynega on Saturday February 22, 2025 @03:11AM (#43137168)

You should read some of the more egregious stories that have been published with his blessing.

It's not just "experience in mischeveity", it's "being a general nuisance, then everyone clapped"

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