Richard Feynman and The Connection Machine
Richard Feynman and The Connection Machine
Story of Richard Feynman working at Thinking Machines.
Many a visitor at Thinking Machines was shocked to see that we had a Nobel Laureate soldering circuit boards or painting walls. But what Richard hated, or at least pretended to hate, was being asked to give advice. So why were people always asking him for it? Because even when Richard didn’t understand, he always seemed to understand better than the rest of us. And whatever he understood, he could make others understand as well. Richard made people feel like a child does, when a grown-up first treats him as an adult. He was never afraid of telling the truth, and however foolish your question was, he never made you feel like a fool.
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Comment from Martin
Time: May 28, 2008, 9:06 am
excellent piece about Feynman! I’ll put the link around in some other places so more can share it