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On the other hand, both Feynman and Bertrand Russell are said to have faced death with impressive stoicism, even boredom in the case of the former.
by TaupeRanger 8y ago
On the other hand, both Feynman and Bertrand Russell are said to have faced death with impressive stoicism, even boredom in the case of the former.
- pvg 8y agoRussell was 97. Feynman was 69 and was in treatment the last decade of his life. von Neumann went from diagnosis to dead in a little over a year. He was 53.
- andyjohnson0 8y ago> even boredom in the case of the former. Just to add that Feynman's last words are reported to be "I'd hate to die twice — it's so boring".