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The forum discussion centers around a quiz about Richard Feynman, highlighting participants' scores and their familiarity with his life and work. Many users expressed surprise at their scores, with some achieving high marks like 11/12, while others struggled, scoring as low as 2/12. A recurring issue mentioned was an error in question 5 regarding Feynman's condition, which led to confusion among quiz takers. Overall, the discussion reflects a mix of admiration for Feynman and a desire for more accurate information about his contributions to science.

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  • #61
10/12

Just finished the audiobook of the Lawrence Krauss bio. Krauss uses the 1/200 number for Challenger
 
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zoobyshoe said:
10/12

#2 needs to be changed to "drawing". And I'll need a citation for #5. I know that Richard Cytowic thinks Feynman had synesthesia, but I don't believe Feynman, himself, made any such claim.

Feynam said that he saw equations flying around in all sorts of colors.

I got 8, having read the books about ten years ago.
 
  • #63
Hornbein said:
Feynam said that he saw equations flying around in all sorts of colors.
I need chapter and verse from Feynman's mouth. I want to know the context.
 
  • #64
scored 3 :(
 
  • #65
'Satisfactory' 6/12 despite having read two biogs and an autobiography, his essays, QED and parts of Lectures.
But some of those fails don't worry me. Too bad sister didn't leave vivid impression on me. Those numbers were just a guess. What's syneasthesia? Why did he need a van?
 
  • #66
8
 
  • #67
10/12
 
  • #68
Raghav Gupta said:
I got 4 and failed:smile:.
By the way I don't know about him as he is not talked about in high school as Einstein is talked about.
Just took the quiz for seeing my luck.
2 answers I knew, other were guesses.

There is error in question 5 of "what condition he had"
It's showing the wrong answer that I have chosen but not the correct one.
Greg Bernhardt said:
Post your scores :)
11 out of 12 :)
 
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  • #69
7! Woo! I might be below average at physics but at least I'm a "satisfactory" fan-girl. :)
 
  • #70
I got a 4, but I didn't think I knew him that well.
 
  • #71
5/12. Fun quiz. His daughter published a book of his letters to her.
 
  • #73
i got 5. i was not sure about the guide of feynamann. i made a random guess. i got it correct surprising.
 

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