Out in Los Alamos, a physicist from Cornell, Hans Bethe, befriended Feynman and persuaded him to come to Cornell when the Manhattan Project ended. Once in Ithaca, where I grew up, Feynman became widely liked and admired. Apparently, he was a very funny man on top of everything else.
tom w. On Tue, 5 May 2026 at 16:49 Robert Ditchey via Mifnet < [email protected]> wrote: > I object to the sentence attributed to Feynmanβs wife. Divorces normally > get both angry and messy. Check this about Feynman and music: > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ks8gsK22PA > > > > Also, check Wiki and what it says about this hugely unusual man: > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Feynman > > > > Also, one of the books I have read about Feynman is βTuva or Bustβ. It > says a great deal about his personality: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuva_or_Bust! > > > > My admiration for Richard Feynman is unbounded. I completed several years > of graduate study at Caltech, and Feynman was god-like at Caltech. He > deserves admiration. > > > > Bob Ditchey > > > > *From:* David Wardell via Mifnet <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 5, 2026 1:05 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Cc:* David Wardell <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [Mifnet π° 76097] Re: What Everyone Gets Wrong About MOMENTUM > β Feynman Explains > > > > 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 > > > > > > *David Wardell* > > (757) 561-0582 > > [email protected] > > <https://wardell.us/url/b5s86> > > <https://wardell.us/url/s9qvz> > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert S. Distler via Mifnet <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 5, 2026 3:54 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: Robert S. Distler <[email protected]> > Subject: [Mifnet π° 76095] Re: What Everyone Gets Wrong About MOMENTUM β > Feynman Explains > > > > RWM: > > > > There was only one Richard Feynman! > > > > Bob Distler > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: RWM via Mifnet <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, 05 May, 2026 07:46 > > To: Jack Keady via Mifnet <[email protected]> > > Cc: RWM <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Mifnet π° 76089] What Everyone Gets Wrong About MOMENTUM β > Feynman Explains > > > > 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 > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Revised: 20250507 > > > > You are receiving The Mifnet because you requested to join this list. > > > > The Mifnet is largely a labor of love, however the infrastructure isn't > exactly cost-free. 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