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A comment on Richard Feynman's Blackboard at the Time of His Death (1988). Parent comment

Re:Richard Feynman's Blackboard at the Time of His Death (1988) by Xelynega on Saturday February 22, 2025 @02:57AM (#43137098)
I'm not sure what point you're trying to make.

"Surely you're joking Mr Feynman" was not written my Feynman and contained obviously fabricated stories. The fact that he was aware of this is more a point against his character than for it, no?(And says nothing of his scientific prowess)

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Re:Richard Feynman's Blackboard at the Time of His Death (1988) by pkoird on Sunday February 23, 2025 @08:55PM (#43155113)
It was dictated by Feynman. Parts of his original interview are still available as stated in my comment above. And as far as embllishment goes, I'm pretty sure all autobiographies suffer this fate.
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