Richard Feynman Biography and Facts.
                     Richard Feynman: 
Biography and Facts
Introduction
Richard Phillips Feynman was a prominent 
American scientist, widely considered to be 
one of the greatest and most influential 
theoretical physicists in history. 
Feynman revolutionized the field of 
quantum mechanics and formulated the 
theory of quantum electrodynamics. 
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Early Life and Education
Born on 11 May in 1918 in Brooklyn, 
Richard Feynman’s parents were of Jewish 
descent. Feynman earned his Ph.D. from 
Princeton University in 1942.
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Manhattan Project
Richard Feynman was one of the key 
figures in the Manhattan Project at Los 
Alamos during World War II.
 After the war, Feynman accepted 
teaching positions at Cornell and the 
California Institute of Technology. 
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Quantum electrodynamics
Richard Feynman was one of the first 
physicists to formulate the possibility of 
having quantum computers.
He also had a significant role in developing 
the first massive parallel computers, 
formulating innovative uses for numerical 
computations, generating neural networks, 
and physical simulations using cellular 
automata.
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Nobel Prize
He was awarded the 1965 Nobel Prize in 
Physics for successfully resolving problems 
related to the theory of quantum 
electrodynamics.
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Mathematical theory
Feynman also formulated a mathematical 
theory that dealt with the phenomenon of 
superfluidity in liquid helium. 
In collaboration with Murray Gell-Mann, he 
extensively studied weak interactions such 
as beta decay.
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Development of quark theory
Feynman played a vital role in the development of quark theory by 
presenting his parton model of high energy proton collision processes.
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Fundamental computational 
techniques and notations into physics
Feynman is credited with the introduction of fundamental computational 
techniques and notations into physics. 
The Feynman diagrams have radically changed the way in which basic physical 
processes are conceptualized and calculated.
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Publications
On a mission to increase the understanding 
of physics among the general public, 
Feynman wrote “The Character of Physical 
Law” and “Q.E.D: The Strange Theory of 
Light and Matter”. 
He also published various advanced works 
that have become definitive references and 
textbooks for scholars and students alike.
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Later Life and Death
Richard Feynman died of abdominal cancer 
on February 15, 1988, in Los Angeles. He 
was 69 years old.
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