Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Thank You, Microsoft

I never thought I'd write that without irony. Truly, I want to thank Bill Gates, and Microsoft, for putting the following on the web:

It's a series of lectures from 1964 at Cornell University given by Richard Feynman, one of the great theoretical physicists of the 20th century. Now, Feynman was known as a womanizer, and from first hand accounts I've heard that he was lacking in humility and graciousness. So I have little cause to admire him aside from his physics capabilities. But such is the case for most great minds and, in any case, few are required to possess those gentler qualities. I've watched the first part of the first lecture and it is quite good. Feynman was funny, charming, and a natural entertainer, so the talks are fun to watch. He was also an excellent teacher, so you might actually learn something in the process.

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