A Great Physicist’s Visions of a Future for Tiny Objects

Richard Feynman, whose 100th birthday is coming, saw the potential of miniaturization

The great physicist Richard Feynman, who would have turned 100 next month, left a multifaceted legacy. He transformed the way we do quantum theory, introducing powerful, beautiful new ways to visualize its weirdness. He left brilliant expositions of fundamental physics for students and the general public, and also wrote two best-selling collections of funny autobiographical stories.

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