Richard Feynman is one of the most celebrated physicists of our time. His work has inspired and done much to propel the study of physics further. However, in a sense, Richard Feynman was not a normal physicist. He was not one to spend all day and night writing formulas and rigorously studying theories and ideas. Rather, he studied what he found to be interesting. Whether it is radios, bloodhounds, or hypnotists, Feynman attacked each subject or idea he found intriguing with vigor and enthusiasm. He had the curiosity of a young child and a desire to learn that made him learn everything he could possibly know about a subject. Not only that, but his quirky personality got him into many socially awkward situations. What was normal to him was almost never normal to the people around him. From these observations, I see a lot of my life in the accounts found in Mr. Feynman’s book. There were many situations in the book in which I could see myself or someone I know acting just......
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