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Feynman's book is definitely super sexist by modern standards. I wasn't around in the 60s and 70s to know if his was the general attitude, or an outlier. To me
by buzzdenver 8y ago
Feynman's book is definitely super sexist by modern standards. I wasn't around in the 60s and 70s to know if his was the general attitude, or an outlier.
To me, the book is decent for background listening during chores or driving (it is a free audiobook if your library has an associated Hoopla account), but almost all stories boil down to either "I was such a horny guy", or "I used different math tools which allowed me to solve the physics problem", which gets old after a while.
- caiocaiocaio 8y agoHis behaviour was sexist enough to elicit massive protests because he kept sexually harassing his female students. The earliest protests against him were in the 60s.