In talking about the impact of ideas in one field on ideas in another field, one is always apt to make a fool of oneself. Richard P. Feynman aptfieldfool Change image and share on social
What goes on inside a star is better understood than one might guess from the difficulty of having to look at a little dot of light through a telescope, because we can calculate what the atoms in the stars should do in most circumstances. Richard P. Feynman atomcalculatecircumstance share on social
Poets say science takes away from the beauty of the stars - mere globs of gas atoms. I, too, can see the stars on a desert night, and feel them. But do I see less or more? Richard P. Feynman atombeautydesert Change image and share on social
Often one postulates that a priori, all states are equally probable. This is not true in the world as we see it. This world is not correctly described by the physics which assumes this postulate. Richard P. Feynman assumecorrectlyequally Change image and share on social
In the Raphael Room, the secret turned out to be that only some of the paintings were made by the great master; the rest were made by students. I had liked the ones by Raphael. This was a big jab for my self-confidence in my ability to appreciate art. Richard P. Feynman abilityartbig share on social
Investigating the forces that hold the nuclear particles together was a long task. Richard P. Feynman forceholdinvestigate Change image and share on social
The first amazing fact about gravitation is that the ratio of inertial mass to gravitational mass is constant wherever we have checked it. The second amazing thing about gravitation is how weak it is. Richard P. Feynman amazecheckconstant Change image and share on social
The correct statement of the laws of physics involves some very unfamiliar ideas which require advanced mathematics for their description. Therefore, one needs a considerable amount of preparatory training even to learn what the words mean. Richard P. Feynman advanceamountconsiderable share on social
People often think I'm a faker, but I'm usually honest, in a certain way - in such a way that often nobody believes me! Richard P. Feynman believefakerhonest Change image and share on social
