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Wolfram reminds me of Richard Feynman, in that sense. The first time I tried to read "Surely You're Joking" as a kid I had to put it down -- the incessant "ME!
by Radim 9y ago
Wolfram reminds me of Richard Feynman, in that sense.
The first time I tried to read "Surely You're Joking" as a kid I had to put it down -- the incessant "ME! ME! ME!" dripping from every page was a little too much.
I've since mellowed down and can read Feynman or Wolfram without any issues. I even enjoy that style now :-)
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- hyperpallium 9y ago4/3 I's per paragraph
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- pocketsquare2 9y agoThe first time I tried to read a Feynman Diagram as a kid I had to put it down -- the incessant "ME! ME! ME!" dripping from every subatomic particle was a little too much.
- mmjaa 9y agoOkay now you're just being contrary. Everyone knows that subatomic particles are all, like, "YOU! YOU! YOU!" ..
- dean177 9y agoWhat were you expecting from a biography?
- dickbasedregex 9y agoSome humility mixed in with his bragging? Seems like a fair ask.
- emmelaich 9y agoYou're not the only one, Murray Gell-Mann regarded Feynman as self-aggrandising. I still liked "Surely You're Joking" though. A lot, even though I've come to regard Feynman as somewhat flawed.