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In the mindset of Richard Feynman use the Feynman Algorithm: Write down the problem.

Apparently Feynman enjoyed them, and even smoked marijuana before entering them on a couple occasions.

The lectures that were put together into the Feynman Lectures on Physics were fabulous.

I think Feynman knew time was limited; why wast it on bloated, badly written research papers?

I was lucky enough to have a Feynman level (in terms of teaching) EE professor.

Einstein had a saying to that effect, as did Feynman and...

So, if you (like me) read Feynman lectures of physics and know physics from 1920s-1950s, you are likely to get disappointed by the current pace.

If it is good enough for people like Einstein and Feynman then it is good enough for me and Dijkstra in this case is just plain wrong.

That being said taking shots at Feynman is a public act of rebellion these days, like running up and touching the scary neighbor's house as a kid.

I think even Feynman would admit this is not the case, he had no simple way of explaining magnetism because it is inherently complicated.

* Feynman _really_ hated the committee culture of slow meetings which don't produce much.

As an example, Feynman would avoid distractions as much as he could, would make excuses to stay away from administrative duties at Caltech to dedicate solid chunks of time to his research work.

Bonus: The CalTech class of '65, who had the privilege of receiving Feynman's "Lectures on Physics", giving a touching account of their interactions with Feynman and how he affected their being.

The general said "hmm interesting, thank you very much", and banned Feynman from entering rooms with safes or something.

Richard Feynman's second wife divorced him for among other reasons he was "always doing his calculus".

Feynman, on working on the bomb: "With regard to moral questions, I do have something I would like to say about it.

Feynman threatened to resign and make a scene in order to get his appendix published without (too many) edits.

Some useful background for the story: Feynman, Schwinger and Tomonaga shared the 1965 Nobel Prize for Physics for their work in QED.

This was one of Feynman's greatest talents - taking the time to explain the important parts of a topic, in a way that was a lot more accessible.