| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,522,557,218 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
Feynman |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia | 0.21 sec. |
|
Feynman Richard. 1918--88, US physicist, noted for his research on quantum electrodynamics; shared the Nobel prize for physics in 1965 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
Cameo appearances are made by such famous names as Richard Feynman (he helps Dewey build a radio) and Robert Oppenheimer, but the story, an intense but accessible page-turner, firmly belongs to the girls and their families; history and story are drawn together with confidence. Watching a cafeteria plate tossed into the air by a Cornell student, physicist Richard Feynman later derived a two-to-one ratio between the plate's wobble and spin. Richard Feynman is credited with originally presenting the idea of "creating new things on a small scale" in the late 1950s. |
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Browser extension |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|