The discussion revolves around a quiz related to Richard Feynman, exploring participants' scores and their familiarity with his life and work. The conversation includes reflections on Feynman's popularity compared to other scientists, particularly Einstein, and participants share their experiences and thoughts on the quiz questions.
Participants generally agree that Feynman's fame is less than that of Einstein, but there is no consensus on the accuracy of the quiz questions or the best way to assess knowledge about Feynman.
Some participants note that their scores were influenced by guessing, and there are references to the difficulty of remembering specific details about Feynman's life and work.
This discussion may be of interest to those who want to learn more about Richard Feynman, his contributions to science, and how he is perceived in comparison to other prominent scientists.
Einstein was also humorous.rollingstein said:
), the final estimate is given as "on the order of a percent" (i.e., 1 in 100). The number 1 in 200 doesn't appear anywhere.I think I found it on his wiki pagePeterDonis said:
Greg Bernhardt said:
I see the "1 in 200" figure there, but the only source given is Appendix F to the commission report, which I linked to, and which does not contain that figure anywhere. The only figure I think is justified by that document (which is the correct primary source) is "1 in 100". The two key quotes from that document are, first, from the opening paragraph: )