• mholiv@lemmy.world
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      Why? He was relatively contemporary and lived a pretty normal life relative to most of us compared to the historical figures.

      That and he was a mega sexist who made the lives of women in science much worse for literal decades.

      https://youtu.be/TwKpj2ISQAc

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        2 months ago

        To be frank, if you put Angela on this list my answer would be her a thousand times over. Shes just so damn engaging, love her content.

      • 🍉🌻Different🚀:neocat_laptop_owo:@infosec.exchange
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        @mholiv Feynman was a smart theoretical physicist, but popular he was in “public” for being an asshole, unfortunately.

        Meaning: Feynman was surely popular among physicists, he did a lot of important work, but among public he was famous not for his work, but for normal stories like StreepClub :ablobcatpopcorn:

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      2 months ago

      100%. Not only can he explain all this physics to an idiot like me, he’s got more stories than anybody there

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      Agreed, not the person I respect the most or believe is going to reveal the most truth. But he’s the best one on the list to keep you engaged and entertained for 3 hours.

    • beemikeoak@lemmynsfw.com
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      Feynman 100% as a man of the scientific community, I love having someone draw ridiculous diagrams to teach even crazier things.