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> Richard Feynman is famous for being an educator It's amazing how deep the celebrity worship goes. No he's famous for being a mathematical physicist (his Nobe
by almostgotcaught 2y ago
> Richard Feynman is famous for being an educator
It's amazing how deep the celebrity worship goes. No he's famous for being a mathematical physicist (his Nobel is in physics not education). He was actually a very mediocre educator - you can read his own assessments of his success/failure in teaching the "famous" intro courses.
Or you can ask literally any physics major that's actually had to use those books (they are horrible for actually learning from).
- wizzwizz4 2y agoMost Nobel winners are not famous. I never said he was a stellar educator: I said he is famous for it, and that he is quite good at it.