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Article: 'HE NEVER JUST DID NOTHING'.(L.A. Life)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- March 20, 2001
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Byline: Martin S. Gonzalez Staff Writer
Once referred to as the the ``bongo-playing raconteur and genius of quantum electrodynamics,'' Richard P. Feynman was a unique man whose intellectual curiosity and infectious enthusiasm for life and all its mysteries provided a profound insight into the creative and imaginative nature of the scientific mind.
Much like Albert Einstein - the world's most famous physicist - Feynman gained celebrity status within the scientific community that stretched out into the larger population. His work in the field of quantum electrodynamics changed the way scientists think about physics, and his ever-curious mind was involved ...