Physics has a history of synthesizing many phenomena into a few theories. Richard P. Feynman historyphenomenonphysic Change image and share on social
When I was a young man, Dirac was my hero. He made a breakthrough, a new method of doing physics. He had the courage to simply guess at the form of an equation, the equation we now call the Dirac equation, and to try to interpret it afterwards. Richard P. Feynman breakthroughcallcourage share on social
Is science of any value? I think a power to do something is of value. Whether the result is a good thing or a bad thing depends on how it is used, but the power is a value. Richard P. Feynman baddependgood Change image and share on social
If we have an atom that is in an excited state and so is going to emit a photon, we cannot say when it will emit the photon. It has a certain amplitude to emit the photon at any time, and we can predict only a probability for emission; we cannot predict the future exactly. Richard P. Feynman amplitudeatomemission share on social
Before I was born, my father told my mother, 'If it's a boy, he's going to be a scientist.' Richard P. Feynman bearboyfather Change image and share on social
Europeans are much more serious than we are in America because they think that a good place to discuss intellectual matters is a beer party. Richard P. Feynman americabeerdiscuss Change image and share on social
I wanted very much to learn to draw, for a reason that I kept to myself: I wanted to convey an emotion I have about the beauty of the world. Richard P. Feynman beautyconveydraw Change image and share on social
The thing that doesn't fit is the thing that's the most interesting: the part that doesn't go according to what you expected. Richard P. Feynman expectfitinterest Change image and share on social
The most remarkable discovery in all of astronomy is that the stars are made of atoms of the same kind as those on the earth. Richard P. Feynman astronomyatomdiscovery Change image and share on social
The most obvious characteristic of science is its application: the fact that, as a consequence of science, one has a power to do things. And the effect this power has had need hardly be mentioned. The whole industrial revolution would almost have been impossible without the development of science. Richard P. Feynman applicationcharacteristicconsequence share on social