Dr Richard Feynman
A universe of atoms, an atom in the universe.
Here's a timeline of Dr. Richard Feynman's life:
- 1918 May 11th Born in New York City.
- 1939 Received B.S. from MIT and was named a Putnam Fellow.
- 1942 Received his Ph.D from Princeton University.
- 1942 - 1945 Worked on the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos and Oak Ridge.
- 1945 - 1950 Followed Hans Bethe to Cornell University where he joined the physics department and taught theoretical physics.
- 1950 Joined the faculty in the physics department at Caltech. Feynman conducted his best work here in areas such as quantum electrodynamics and the physics of superfluidity.
- 1965 Received the Nobel Prize in Physics for work in quantum electrodynamics, along with colleagues Julian Schwinger and Shinichiro Tomonaga.
- 1979 Received the National Medal of Science award.
- 1986 Consulted for the Rogers Commission during the investigation of the Challenger space disaster.
- 1988 Feb 15th Died in Los Angeles, California.
"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."
-- Richard P. Feynman