Richard Phillips Feynman (/ ˈfaɪnmən /; May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American theoretical physicist. He is best known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum …

Nov 29, 2025 · Richard Feynman was an American theoretical physicist who is widely regarded as the most brilliant, influential, and iconoclastic figure in his field in the post-World War II era.

The Nobel Prize in Physics 1965 was awarded jointly to Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, Julian Schwinger and Richard P. Feynman "for their fundamental work in quantum electrodynamics, with deep …

Richard Phillips Feynman was born in New York City in 1918 and grew up in Far Rockaway, Queens. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as an undergraduate, and he …

Richard Phillips Feynman (May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988; IPA: /ˈfaɪnmən/) was an American physicist known for expanding the theory of quantum electrodynamics, the physics of the …

Sep 8, 2025 · Explore Richard Feynman’s life—from QED and Feynman diagrams to the Challenger inquiry—clear thinking, bold teaching, and usable methods.

Oct 10, 2023 · Richard Feynman was fresh out of Princeton University’s doctoral program when he was recruited to assist in the creation of the atomic bomb at Los Alamos. In 1943, Lab …

A volume of Feynman’s stories was published in 1985 as Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman. Even better than he’d ever expected, the book became a national best seller, spreading his …

Biographies Richard Feynman Richard Feynman (1918 - 1988) Richard P. Feynman was born in Queens, New York, on May 11, 1918, to Jewish (although non-practicing) parents. By age 15, …

Richard Feynman was a Nobel-prizewinning US theoretical physicist. Famed for his brilliant mind and mercurial personality, his main work was in quantum physics and particle physics , where …