Leonard Susskind: My friend Richard Feynman

The speaker shares personal anecdotes about Richard Feynman, highlighting his multifaceted personality as a scientist, showman, and intellectual. Feynman's love for intellectual games, his disdain for jargon, and his unique relationship with his father are discussed. The speaker also delves into Feynman's scientific style, emphasizing his preference for simplicity and his significant contributions to physics, such as his work on superfluid helium and the structure of the proton.

In what ways did Feynman demonstrate his showmanship during lectures?

What did Feynman think about intellectual pretense and jargon?

What was the outcome of Feynman's experiment about parental influence?

How did Feynman simplify the understanding of the proton's structure?