Along with his work in theoretical physics, Feynman has been credited with having pioneered the field of quantum computing and introducing the concept of nanotechnology. He held the Richard C. Tolman …

Feb 11, 2026 · Richard Feynman (born May 11, 1918, New York, New York, U.S.—died February 15, 1988, Los Angeles, California) was an American theoretical physicist who was widely regarded as …

This autobiography/biography was written at the time of the award and first published in the book series Les Prix Nobel. It was later edited and republished in Nobel Lectures.

About Richard Feynman: Biography Richard Phillips Feynman was born in New York City in 1918 and grew up in Far Rockaway, Queens. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as an …

A volume of Feynman’s stories was published in 1985 as Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman. Even better than he’d ever expected, the book became a national best seller, spreading his particular …

Sep 8, 2025 · Explore Richard Feynman’s life—from QED and Feynman diagrams to the Challenger inquiry—clear thinking, bold teaching, and usable methods.

Richard Phillips Feynman was a prominent American scientist, widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential theoretical physicists in history.