Richard Feynman

Richard Feynman

American theoretical physicist (1918–1988)
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Richard Phillips Feynman ForMemRS (; May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American theoretical physicist, known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as his work in particle physics for which he proposed the parton model. For contributions to the development of quantum electrodynamics, Feynman received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965 jointly with Julian Schwinger and Shin'ichirō Tomonaga.

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Richard Feynman was born on Saturday, 11 May 1918 in Queens, New York City, NY, USA. His full name at birth was Richard Phillips Feynman. He was best known as a physicist. Feynman's country of citizenship (nationality) was American. He died on Monday, 15 February 1988 in Los Angeles, CA, USA at the age of 69. Richard attended high school at Far Rockaway High School, Queens, NY. For university, he studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was considered to be politically centrist and was affiliated with the Republican (United States). His religion is listed as Atheist. He was 6' (183 cm) tall with an average build. He had dark brown eyes and dark brown hair (color). His zodiac star sign was Taurus.

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Richard Phillips Feynman
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Manhattan Project, Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
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Date of birth
11 May 1918
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Queens, New York City, NY, USA
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Date of death
15 February 1988
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69 (age at death)
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Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Cause of death
Cancer
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Theoretical Physicist
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United States
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Far Rockaway High School, Queens, NY
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  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Princeton University
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