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What Problems to Solve (1966)

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459 points jxmorris12 | 2 comments | 25 Jun 25 17:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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blks[dead post] ◴[25 Jun 25 20:42 UTC] No.44381620[source]▶
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kunley ◴[25 Jun 25 20:47 UTC] No.44381661[source]▶
citation needed
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1. bbkane ◴[25 Jun 25 21:07 UTC] No.44381846[source]▶
I can't comment on the behavior of his students, but his ex-wife told the FBI that Feynman flew into violent rages and choked her on several occasions ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Feynman#Personal_and_p... ). I've always felt a bit queasy on reading that.
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2. rixed ◴[26 Jun 25 05:26 UTC] No.44384414[source]▶
Interesting link.

Another quote from that same link, from that same hateful person whose first grievance was that Feynman was just interested in calculations and playing the drum :

  "I do not know—but I believe that Richard Feynman is either a Communist or very strongly pro-Communist—and as such is a very definite security risk."
I had read many books from and about Feynman, probably even more than the average HNer; first time I encounter such a claim. I do not believe in heroes and like to have my beliefs questioned, but in this instance I will still stand with Feynman. This case does not look like it is about violence.