Re:Richard Feynman's Blackboard at the Time of His Death (1988)
by jandrese on Friday February 21, 2025 @02:56PM
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How much of that book do you think is the literal truth and how much do you think was embellished? When I read it my impression is that Feynmann is the kind of storyteller that doesn't let the boring real life details get in the way of a good story. Some of it is completely believable, like the general telling people to never have their safes open when he is around, but others came across as a bit fanciful to me, especially when he started talking about women. I'm guessing every story has at least a grain of truth in it, but I would like to hear perspectives from the other people in the stories.
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Re:Richard Feynman's Blackboard at the Time of His Death (1988)
by mkagenius on Friday February 21, 2025 @03:07PM
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Murray Gelman used to hate him.
Freeman Dyson loved him.
(Both nobel prize winners)
Re:Richard Feynman's Blackboard at the Time of His Death (1988)
by vonneumannstan on Friday February 21, 2025 @03:16PM
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Dyson has won nearly every award other than the Nobel.
Re:Richard Feynman's Blackboard at the Time of His Death (1988)
by Xelynega on Saturday February 22, 2025 @03:21AM
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> When I read it my impression is that Feynmann is the kind of storyteller that doesn't let the boring real life details get in the way of a good story.
Is this not an undesirable trait in non fiction stories?