Home Horizon Season 18 Episode 24

The Pleasure of Finding Things Out

Horizon · Season 18 · Episode 24
Richard Feymann was one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists and original thinkers or the 20th century. He rebuilt the theory of quantum electrodynamics, and it was for this work that he won the Nobel Prize in 1965. In this documentary he talks about his motivations to be a scientist and a teacher of science.

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Season
18
Episode
24
Air Date
23/Nov/1981
Air Time
21:00
Runtime
60 min

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Richard Feymann was one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists and original thinkers or the 20th century. He rebuilt the theory of quantum electrodynamics, and it was for this work that he won the Nobel Prize in 1965. In this documentary he talks about his motivations to be a scientist and a teacher of science.

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