Richard Feynman
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9 quotes we’ve traced to Richard Feynman
“For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled”
Verified“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool”
Verified“Anyone who claims to understand quantum physics is lying or crazy”
Disputed“If you can't explain something to a first-year student, then you haven't really understood it”
Disputed“If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don't understand quantum mechanics”
Disputed“If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate”
Disputed“Imagine how much harder physics would be if electrons had feelings”
Disputed“Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it”
Disputed“The philosophy of science is as useful to scientists as ornithology is to birds”
DisputedNot actually Richard Feynman
Often misattributed to Richard Feynman
Famous lines widely pinned on Richard Feynman that we’ve traced to someone else.
“Any field that has the word science in its name is guaranteed thereby not to be a science”
actually Frank Harary
“Anyone who claims to understand quantum physics is lying or crazy”
actually Unknown
“I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned”
actually Unknown (anonymous, popularized c. 2014)
“If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate”
actually Unknown
“Imagine how much harder physics would be if electrons had feelings”
actually Unknown
“Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it”
actually Unknown
“Shut up and calculate!”
actually N. David Mermin
“The philosophy of science is as useful to scientists as ornithology is to birds”
actually Unknown
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