[Mifnet 🛰 76099] Re: What Everyone Gets Wrong About MOMENTUM — Feynman Explains

F. Scott Wilson via Mifnet Tue, 05 May 2026 13:34:43 -0700

Feynman’s testimony to Congress after the Challenger disaster was great. https://feynman.com/science/the-challenger-disaster/

Scott

On May 5, 2026, at 4:06 PM, David Wardell via Mifnet <[email protected]> wrote:

A brilliant physicist, extraordinary teacher, very quotable scholar, and (as happens betimes) quite eccentric.

His wife, when she sought a divorce, stated that he thought about physics every waking hour, talked of little else, and dreamt about physics every night.

Old Man Wardell

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RWM:

There was only one Richard Feynman!

Bob Distler

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No matter how long ago you took Physics, or whether you ever did, this is a great lecture.

Hat tip to Karl Swartz for finding it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5aYvoqNcM0

- Bob Mann

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