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2、ninterviewwithFeynmanmadefortheBBCthatI'vespreadoutalittlebit.I'velearnedtodrawandIreadalittlebit,butI'mreallytelevisionprogramHorizonin1981,shownintheUnitedStatesasanepisodeofstillaveryone-sidedpersonandIdon'tknowagreatdeal.IhavealimitedNova.Feynmanhadmostofhislife
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