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Richard Feynman and The Connection Machine

If you’re like me you’ll be grinning the whole time you’re reading this. It is a story I did not know much about. It is the story of Feyman’s work at a computer company called Thinking Machines Corporation and proof in action of The Feynman Algorithm. No problem was too mundane for Feynman. No problem was beneath him.

Longnow.org is really nailing it lately with things like this and the recent Debt: The first five thousand years.

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Found via scienceandstuff. 7 Notes. Permalink. Sun, Apr 25th 2010, 12:22 PM (∞).

If you would like a Feynman Lives! bumper sticker for yourself, they are available here at The Tuva Trader.

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Notes. Permalink. Fri, Feb 26th 2010, 11:30 AM (∞).

The Feynman Algorithm

1. Write down the problem.
2. Think real hard.
3. Write down the solution.

c2.com via Bruce Sterling’s speech at Transmediale video on Boingboing

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8 Notes. Permalink. Fri, Feb 26th 2010, 11:11 AM (∞).

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Today’s driving while trying to hold back tears and not wanting to stop listening moment provided by:

BBC World Stories documentary series Bombs, Stamps and Throat Singers.

If you love Richard Feynman like I do I highly recommend listening this story of his daughter’s trip to the place he never got to see himself.

Also recommend the documentary, Genghis Blues. Both stories highlight the openness of the people of Tuva. These people seem to have such open hearts that it’s hard for Westerners to adjust. Richard I don’t think would’ve had any trouble had he had the chance. I can imagine his wide open eyes. What a dear man. I wonder if I would. I should go and see.

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Notes. Permalink. Fri, Aug 14th 2009, 2:08 PM (∞).

Feynman lives!

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“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool.”

Richard Feynman, Caltech commencement address, 1974. US educator & physicist (1918 - 1988)

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