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I love the direct quote: "I did not take the idea that all the electrons were the same one from [Wheeler] as seriously as I took the observation that positrons

I love the direct quote: "I did not take the idea that all the electrons were the same one from [Wheeler] as seriously as I took the observation that positrons could simply be represented as electrons going from the future to the past in a back section of their world lines. That, I stole!" I can absolutely hear it in Feynman's rapid, wry, dramatic voice.

drostie 12y ago
You can read his whole Nobel speech online and it's well worth a read. My favorite part is: "There was a gentleman, newly arrived from Europe (Herbert Jehle) who came and sat next to me. Europeans are much more serious than we are in America because they think that a good place to discuss intellectual matters is a beer party. So, he sat by me and asked, "what are you doing?" and I said, "I'm drinking beer!" Then I realized that he wanted to know what work I was doing..." link: http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1965/feynman-lecture.html http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/196...