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1、LeonardSusskind:MyfriendRichardFeynmanIdecidedwhenIwasaskedtodothisthatwhatIreallywantedtotalkaboutwasmyfriendRichardFeynman.Iwasoneofthefortunatefewthatreallydidgettoknowhimandenjoyedhispresence.AndI'mgoingtotellyoutheRichardFeynmanthatIknew.I'msurethereareothe
2、rpeopleherewhocouldtellyouabouttheRichardFeynmantheyknew,anditwouldprobablybeadifferentRichardFeynman.RichardFeynmanwasaverycomplexman.Hewasamanofmany,manyparts.Hewas,ofcourse,foremost,avery,very,verygreatscientist.Hewasanactor.Yousawhimact.Ialsohadthegoodfortun
3、etobeinthoselectures,upinthebalcony.Theywerefantastic.Hewasaphilosopher;hewasadrumplayer;hewasateacherparexcellence.RichardFeynmanwasalsoashowman,anenormousshowman.Hewasbrash,irreverent--hewasfullofmacho,akindofmachoone-upmanship.Helovedintellectualbattle.Hehada
4、gargantuanego.Butthemanhadsomehowalotofroomatthebottom.AndwhatImeanbythatisalotofroom,inmycase--Ican'tspeakforanybodyelse--butinmycase,alotofroomforanotherbigego.Well,notasbigashis,butfairlybig.IalwaysfeltgoodwithDickFeynman.Itwasalwaysfuntobewithhim.Healwaysmad
5、emefeelsmart.Howcansomebodylikethatmakeyoufeelsmart?Somehowhedid.Hemademefeelsmart.Hemademefeelhewassmart.Hemademefeelwewerebothsmart,andthetwoofuscouldsolveanyproblemwhatever.Andinfact,wedidsometimesdophysicstogether.Weneverpublishedapapertogether,butwedidhavea
6、lotoffun.Helovedtowin.Withtheselittlemachogameswewouldsometimesplay--andhedidn'tonlyplaythemwithme,heplayedthemwithallsortsofpeople--hewouldalmostalwayswin.Butwhenhedidn'twin,whenhelost,hewouldlaughandseemtohavejustasmuchfunasifhehadwon.Irememberoncehetoldmeasto
7、ryaboutajokethatthestudentsplayedonhim.Theytookhim--Ithinkitwasforhisbirthday--theytookhimforlunch.TheytookhimforlunchtoasandwichplaceinPasadena.Itmaystillexist;Idon'tknow.Celebritysandwicheswastheirthing.YoucouldgetaMarilynMonroesandwich.YoucouldgetaHumphreyBog
8、artsandwich.Thestudentswentthereinadvance,andtheyarrangedthattheywouldallorderFeynmansandwiches.Oneafteranother,theycameinandorderedFeynmansandwiches.Feynmanlovedthis