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Feynman was undoubtedly a genius, but he also suffered from a need to be admired. The safecracking episodes at Los Alamos are a perfect example - giving the imp
by Psyladine 7y ago
Feynman was undoubtedly a genius, but he also suffered from a need to be admired. The safecracking episodes at Los Alamos are a perfect example - giving the impression he was an expert safe cracker when his real methodology was guesswork and sometimes subterfuge (birthdays, anniversaries, or even subtlety observing someone inputting their combination).
- elSidCampeador 7y agoI get your point, I really do. But if what you call his "real methodology" worked well, why would he use more advanced/safecracker-y techniques? I'd say the real mistake he made was that he lifted the veil off of how he did things, leading people to say "oh even I could have done that".
- Psyladine 7y agoSomething something, invoice $1 for chalk, $9999 for knowing where to mark the 'X'.
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