"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool."

Feynman on life, work and discovery

Richard P. Feynman was arguably one of the most brilliant, iconoclastic and influential minds of the post-war generation. Albert Einstein attended Feynman’s first talk as a graduate student, and Bill Gates was so inspired by his pedagogy that he called Feynman, “the greatest teacher I never had.” His work helping understand the interaction of light and …