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1、ThePleasureofFindingThingsOutTbisistheeditedtranscriptofanintewiewwithFeynmanmadefortheBBCtelevisionprogramHorizonin1981,shownintheUnitedStatesasanepisodeofNova.FeynmanhadmostofhisI$behindhimbythistime(3ediedin1988),sohecouldreflectonhisexperi-encesa
2、ndaccomplishmentswiththeperspectivenoto3enattainablebyayoungerperson.Theresultisacandid,relaxed,andveryper-sonaldiscussiononmanytopicsclosetoFeynman?heart:whyknow-ingmerelythenameofsomethingisthesameasnotknowingany-thingatallaboutit;howheandhisjdlowa
3、tomicscientistsoftheManhattanProjectcoulddrinkandrevelinthesuccessoftheterribleweapontheyhadcreatedwhileontheothersideoftheworldinHi-roshimathousandsoftheir311owhumanbeingsweredeadordyingfromit;andwhyFeynmancouldjustaswellhavegottenalongwith-outaNobe
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8、aybeitwouldbetalkingtheflowerthanhesees.Icanimaginethecellsinthere,theaboutthebrontosaurusorsomething,orthetyrannosauruscomplicatedactionsinsidewhichalsohaveabeauty.Imeanrex,anditwouldsaysomethinglike,“Thisthingistwenty-it’snotjustbeautyatthisdimensi
