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Richard Feynman

1918–1988 · quantum mechanics, quantum electrodynamics, particle physics, quantum computing
American theoretical physicist, one of the creators of quantum electrodynamics. He developed the path integral method (Feynman integrals) and the diagram technique (Feynman diagrams), which became the main tools of theoretical physics. He contributed to the theory of weak interactions, superfluidity of helium-3, and particle physics. He formulated the concept of quantum computing long before its technical implementation.

Biography

Born in New York. He earned his PhD at Princeton. He participated in the Manhattan Project. Professor at Cornell University and the California Institute of Technology. Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965 (together with S. Tomonaga and J. Schwinger) for fundamental work in quantum electrodynamics.

Key discoveries

💡 He enjoyed playing the bongo drums and cracking safes; during the Manhattan Project, he amused himself by picking the locks of his colleagues.
"He claimed that he could safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics."
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