Re:Richard Feynman's Blackboard at the Time of His Death (1988)
by AndrewOMartin on Monday February 24, 2025 @06:28AM
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There's also the fact that he did "life drawing" of a number of his students, which is completely unacceptable today, and wasn't exactly approved of at the time.
I've certainly felt like I've taken a bit more of an effort to clarify that I'm impressed with Feynman's clarity of teaching, rather than any of his other hijinx, which are often amusing, but not outstanding like his academic work.
Some people look at that story and say, "Look at what a jerk Feynman was to the lady in the story!" And then they completely ignore the part where Feynman says that even though the method was effective, he didn't feel right using it.