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Its warming to see the impact that early positive mentorship can have over the span of a lifetime. I don't mean to say that without her brother she wouldn't ha

Its warming to see the impact that early positive mentorship can have over the span of a lifetime. I don't mean to say that without her brother she wouldn't have achieved great things. However, I think it's extraordinarily likely that he helped her find a passion that lead her all the way to the forefront of her field.

enriquto 6y ago
Are you sure about that? Your wording sounds a little disparaging of her achievements. According to her wikipedia entry she was actually discouraged by her family to pursue a scientific career.
- Cilvic 6y ago
  The article details that the positive part was her brother Richard Feynman (i love reading / watching him), while her mother is said to have been discouraging.
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- ascar 6y ago
  That's some first class cherry picking you did on the Wikipedia article. Here is the full relevant paragraph: "Like her brother, Joan was an inquisitive child, and she exhibited an interest in understanding the natural world from an early age. However, her mother and grandmother both dissuaded her from pursuing science, since they believed that women's brains were not physically capable of understanding complex scientific concepts in the way that men's brains could. Despite this, her brother Richard always encouraged her to be curious about the universe. It was he who originally introduced young Joan to auroras when, one night, he coaxed her out of bed to witness the northern lights flickering above an empty golf course near their home. Later, Feynman would find comfort in an astronomy book given to her by her brother. She became convinced that she could, in fact, study science, when she came across a graph based on research by noted astronomer Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Feynman https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Feynman
  - enriquto 6y ago
    You are right! I got lost reading the three references after "...in the way that men's brains could.", and did not read the rest of the paragraph. The first reference is amazing, with some cool photos of the two siblings.
- 0xfaded 6y ago
  Sorry for the wording, because I specifically didn't want to say that. My belief is that there is a huge amount of human potential left on the table because young people don't have access to good mentors.
  - F_J_H 6y ago
    No need to apologize. What you said was very clear, and the other commenter has apologized for not fully reading the information, which led to a misguided interpretation of your comment.

enriquto 6y ago

Are you sure about that? Your wording sounds a little disparaging of her achievements. According to her wikipedia entry she was actually discouraged by her family to pursue a scientific career.

Cilvic 6y ago
The article details that the positive part was her brother Richard Feynman (i love reading / watching him), while her mother is said to have been discouraging.
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ascar 6y ago
That's some first class cherry picking you did on the Wikipedia article. Here is the full relevant paragraph: "Like her brother, Joan was an inquisitive child, and she exhibited an interest in understanding the natural world from an early age. However, her mother and grandmother both dissuaded her from pursuing science, since they believed that women's brains were not physically capable of understanding complex scientific concepts in the way that men's brains could. Despite this, her brother Richard always encouraged her to be curious about the universe. It was he who originally introduced young Joan to auroras when, one night, he coaxed her out of bed to witness the northern lights flickering above an empty golf course near their home. Later, Feynman would find comfort in an astronomy book given to her by her brother. She became convinced that she could, in fact, study science, when she came across a graph based on research by noted astronomer Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Feynman https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Feynman
- enriquto 6y ago
  You are right! I got lost reading the three references after "...in the way that men's brains could.", and did not read the rest of the paragraph. The first reference is amazing, with some cool photos of the two siblings.
0xfaded 6y ago
Sorry for the wording, because I specifically didn't want to say that. My belief is that there is a huge amount of human potential left on the table because young people don't have access to good mentors.
- F_J_H 6y ago
  No need to apologize. What you said was very clear, and the other commenter has apologized for not fully reading the information, which led to a misguided interpretation of your comment.