Richard Feynman

In 1948, a scientist rediscovered quantum electrodynamics and proposed a diagram which portrayed various interactions between different particles: Richard Feynman. Fenyman dedicated his life to quantum physics and relatable subjects and was easily an iconoclastic person. He was also involved in a cloak-and-dagger project that later led to destruction, death, and terror: the atom bomb.

Ever since he was young, Feynman was jaundiced by politics while displaying signs of brilliance and was responsible for the experiments he performed for his friends. He became a physics professor at a college where he changed quantum dynamics; he was awarded the Nobel Prize. Subsequently, Feynman solved the cause of the infamous Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster: the O-rings used in the shuttle froze. Feynman was, however, most famously associated with the Manhattan Project: the search for the invention of the atomic incendiary.

In 1942, the government knocked on Feynman’s door and asked if he wished to participate in the Manhattan Project led by Robert Oppenheimer at Los Alamos. Feynman accepted. It was here he decided was a perfect atmosphere to practise picking locks. After 4 years, the first bomb was completed. He recalled being given a pair of pure black glasses(“which you could see nothing with”) to look through to see the test detonation. Feynman, who wasted no time in abandoning his glasses, settled on a truck: he knew only UV light was able to affect the vision. He is the only one to have seen the nuclear weapon tested with his own eyes.

Richard Feynman was one of the world’s greatest theoretical physicists and thrived on adventure. He once shocked a woman at Princeton to exclaim: “Surely you’re joking, Mr. Feynman!” after requesting lemon and cream in his tea - perhaps Feynman is unfamiliar with the elegant lifestyle? The quote still remains as the title of the autobiography of Richard Feynman. Additionally, he unveiled the Feynman diagram that his sister referred to as a jumble of silly drawings (Feynman replied: “Those are my works!”). He was also uncommonly known for his humorous jokes: he managed to trick citizens into believing spies had embezzled recondite files from the government.

Richard Feynman was one of history’s best scientists: he introduced the Feynman diagram, the atom bomb, and altered quantum electrodynamics. Countless people have been galvanised by him, passing on wisdom, advice, and physics. “Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn’t matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough. Work as hard and as much as you want to on the thing you like to do the best.”