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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Full name at birth | Richard Phillips Feynman
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Claim to fame | Manhattan Project, Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
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Date of birth | 11 May 1918
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Place of birth | Queens, New York City, NY, USA
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Date of death | 15 February 1988
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Age | 69 (age at death)
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Place of death | Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Cause of death | Cancer
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Occupation | Theoretical Physicist
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Residence | United States
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High school | Far Rockaway High School, Queens, NY
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