Children of Science
What’s it really like to be the child of a Nobel Prize winning physicist? Tonight Seattle is offered a glimpse into this world when Michelle Feynman, daughter of Nobel Prize-winning Richard Feynman, discusses her father’s life and work. Joining her in this reminiscence will be local scientists George Dyson and Prof. Steve Ellis.
Richard Feynman was no ordinary scientist. A self-described “curious character”--check out the blurb on the back of his book “Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!” :
“Feynman is surely the only person in history to solve the mystery of liquid helium and to be commissioned to paint a naked female toreador; to expertly crack the uncrackable safes guarding the Atomic Bomb’s most critical secrets and to play a skillful frigideira in a Brazilian samba band. He has traded ideas with Einstein and Bohr; discussed gambling odds with Nick the Greek; and accompanied a ballet on the bongo drums”.
“Remembering Richard Feynman” is part of the Seattle Science Series.
Town Hall
Thursday, April, 7
7:30pm
$5
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