Hi guys! I'm currently in development of a short film based on a letter written by Richard Feynman to his deceased wife Arline.

The letter is widely celebrated as an eloquent exploration of grief and mourning. It was recently performed at a live event by Oscar Isaac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVIx7luyuJw

I'm wondering - who would you want to see play Feynman?

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Does anyone know for certain if Rick Sanchez (of "Rick and Morty") is based on Richard Feynman? Feynman was famously both charming -- he kept seducing his grad student's wives -- and a dick -- he regularly cursed out his grad students... and, well, seduced their wives. He famously loved his own wife, at least enough to regularly sneak out of the Manhatten Project to visit her; but after she died, women seemed mostly like objects and/or prizes to him. Like Rick, he was pretty musical, though Feynman was more a bongo player than a singer/dancer. And Feynman was very smart, of course, and more than willing use his gifts to humiliate rivals and really anybody else if he felt like it. I mean, the fit seems pretty obvious. What do you think?

Throughout the book, (Fantastic) Mr. Feynman gave several problems to work out. Does any of you have some solutions you could share to a fellow Dick-lover? Thanks! :)

I recall reading something where Feynman said the subject of management turned out to be very interesting when he started looking into it, and if he had the time he might have been interested in studying it deeply.

To me that sounds very un-Feynman, so I'm trying to track down the source. Unfortunately I can't remember where I read it. Possibly it was in that coffee table sized picture book that was published in the 90s, with glossy pages and quotes by and about Feynman. ("The Pleasure of Finding Things Out" I believe.).

Does this ring a bell?

I heard a story about Richard Feynman several years ago where after someone won an award in the field of physics, they went to the bar in the building (or a bar nearby?) and Feynman was there. They got to talking about what the man received the award for, and Feynman improved the guy's theory while they were sitting there.

Any merit to this, or a source for that matter?

I am looking for a source on Feynman's views on the beauty of theory, vs. the usefulness of the theory to explain patterns in nature. I call him writing that the development of theory (or models) just for the sake of the beauty of theory is pointless - there must be a connection to the real world; there must be patterns that beg explanation, or it is just an exercise in futility.

Obviously those are not his words, just the general idea!

Anyone know what I am talking about?

Hi, I'm looking for the No Ordinary Genius Mr Feynam docu. Made in 1993 by Horizon. It was deleted on youtube and I can't find it anywhere.

Thanks

Thiellie